The military institution specified that 11 unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down over the Volgograd region, eight over the Rostov region, one over the Belgorod region, and one over the Bryansk region.

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

Russia has been conducting a special military operation in Ukraine since February 24, 2022, to protect the population from “the Kiev government’s genocide” and counter national security risks, according to President Vladimir Putin.

Drone attacks launched from Ukraine on military and civilian targets in the Russian rear have become routine.

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