Moscow: The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday that it had intercepted and shot down 33 Ukrainian drones over its territory and the Black Sea.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the ministry stated in a press release that its air defense systems intercepted and shot down 33 Ukrainian drones overnight. It further detailed that 16 drones were shot down over the Rostov region, seven over the Krasnodar Territory, three over the Belgorod region, one over the Kursk region, and six over the Black Sea.