The military institution announced on its official Telegram channel that 23 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down over the Rostov region, 11 over Volgograd, five over Kursk, three over the Peninsula of Crimea, and one over the Belgorod province.

Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov informed that one civilian died and his brother, who was with him, was injured due to the Ukrainian drone attack in Shebekino town.

The national air transport agency, Rosaviatsia, reported that temporary restrictions have been imposed at the airports of Volgograd and Saratov on the last day due to security reasons.

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.

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