The Russian Defense Ministry has reported that it intercepted a drone attack overnight.
Russia’s air defense reportedly shot down the drone over the territory of Belgorod Oblast around 4am local time on Sunday,
There were no casualties or damage, the ministry said.
While Russia blames the Ukrainian military for the strikes, Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The attacks were launched at the area which is in Russia but close to the border with Ukraine.
The ministry said in a statement: “The Kyiv regime’s unsuccessful attempt to attack facilities on the Russian territory with a plane-type unmanned aerial vehicle was thwarted at around 4am today.
“Russian missile defenses detected the drone and destroyed it above the territory of the Belgorod Region.”
Meanwhile Russian state media also claimed on Saturday that 20 Ukrainian drones had been shot down overnight in occupied Crimea.
Fourteen drones were destroyed by air defense, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. Six others were “suppressed by means of electronic warfare.”
Russia’s Belgorod Oblast borders Ukraine’s Luhansk, Sumy and Kharkiv regions. The region has seen periodic shelling and cross-border rocket attacks since spring 2022.
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