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Russian defence ministry says it downed 42 Ukrainian drones overnight
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on December 22, 2024
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on December 22, 2024
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
Russia claims its air defence systems destroyed 42 Ukrainian drones over five regions, including Oryol, with no casualties reported.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Sunday its air defence systems destroyed 42 Ukrainian drones over five Russian regions during the night.
Twenty drones were shot down over the Oryol region, eight drones each were destroyed in the Rostov and Bryansk regions, five in the Kursk region and one over Krasnodar Krai, the ministry said in a post on the Telegram messaging app.
One attack triggered a fire at a fuel infrastructure facility in the village of Stalnoi Kon, said Andrei Klychkov, the governor of Oryol.
"Fortunately, thanks to the quick response, the consequences of the attack were avoided - the fire was promptly localised and is now fully extinguished. There were no casualties or significant damage," he said.
It was the second week in a row where fuel infrastructure facilities in Oryol have been attacked.
The heads of the Rostov and Bryansk regions said there were no casualties or damage after the latest drone attacks.
Reuters could not independently verify the battlefield accounts.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)
The article discusses Russia's Defence Ministry claiming to have downed 42 Ukrainian drones over five regions.
No casualties were reported in the latest drone attacks according to regional governors.
The affected regions include Oryol, Rostov, Bryansk, Kursk, and Krasnodar Krai.
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