“An attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack with 19 drones against sites on Russian territory was thwarted,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Russia announced today Friday that it was neutralized overnight 19 Ukrainian drones in four different regions and over the Black Sea.
“An attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack with 19 drones against locations on Russian territory was thwarted,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
“Air defense systems intercepted and destroyed drones in Kursk (2), Bryansk (5), Orel (4), Krasnodar (2) and over the Black Sea (6) regions,” he said.
In the Orel region (about 300 km southwest of Moscow), the attack had target areas of energy infrastructure and did not cause casualties, regional governor Andrei Klitskov wrote on the Telegram platform.
In the Krasnodar region (south), a fire broke out overnight at the oil refinery in Ilsky, according to a statement by the local rescue services, which however did not connect this incident to the drone attack.
The refinery in question was already targeted by drones last year.
From the beginning of the attack against Ukraine, in February 2022, Russian territory he is regularly the target of blows and attacks with drones attributed to Kiev.
In this context, the Russian army announced today that Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected a command post of Russian forces participating in the operation in Ukraine.
Senior officers gave him reports on the situation at the front, and he thanked the soldiers for “successful offensive actions on most of the axes and occupying the most advantageous positions,” according to an army statement, which did not specify the date of the inspection. Shoigu performed.
Source :Skai
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