The military institution announced on its official Telegram channel that 18 unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down over Bryansk province, 10 over the Peninsula of Crimea, nine over the Black Sea, and eight over the Rostov region.

The Defense Ministry added that two aircraft were also destroyed over the Oryol region, the same number in Ryazan, and two in Tula, as well as one per capita over Kursk, Kaluga, and Novgorod provinces.

The national air transport agency, Rosaviatsia, informed that temporary restrictions have been imposed at the Kaluga airport in the last day to ensure passenger safety.

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

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