The military institution announced on its official Telegram channel that the air defense system shot down three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the Peninsula of Crimea, two over the Kursk region, two over the Belgorod region, and one over the Sea of Azov.

The Defense Ministry also stated that this was the least intense attack by the Ukrainian military forces in the last three weeks.

Fortunately, no casualties were reported among the civilian population, although the falling fragments and fires in two Kursk localities caused material damage.

The Russian provinces bordering Ukraine, such as Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Voronezh, and the Peninsula of Crimea, regularly report shelling, drone strikes, and other attacks from across the border, forcing the population to seek shelter elsewhere.

During the last few months, Ukraine focused its drone attacks on Russian refineries, fuel depots, and other oil industry facilities, mainly in the border provinces, but also in more remote areas such as Nizhny Novgorod, Bashkortostan, or Tatarstan.

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