Moscow: The Russian Ministry of Defense announced today that its air defense systems destroyed 72 Ukrainian drones over several Russian provinces.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the ministry explained in a statement that 36 drones were destroyed over Kursk Oblast, 13 over Astrakhan Oblast, 7 over Oryol Oblast, 4 over Volgograd Oblast, 3 over Bryansk Oblast, Rostov Oblast, and the Republic of Kalmykia, 2 over Krasnodar Oblast, and 1 over Tula Oblast.