The military institution announced on its official Telegram channel that 21 unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down over the Black Sea; 11 others were intercepted over the Sea of Azov, and seven more over the Krasnodar region.

The Defense Ministry also informed that in the latter region, a woman was killed and another was seriously injured due to a drone crash in the Russian city of Sochi.

The release specified that the aircraft’s debris fell in the Adler district of Sochi, killing one person and seriously injuring another.

Since the beginning of the special military operation on February 24, 2022, drone strikes launched from Ukraine on military and civilian targets in the Russian rear have become routine.

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.

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