Moscow: The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Saturday that its air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 42 Ukrainian drones over six Russian provinces.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the statement from the Ministry detailed that “last night, air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 42 Ukrainian drones.” The breakdown of the interceptions was also provided by the Ministry, stating that 19 drones were destroyed over the Volgograd region, 15 over the Rostov region, 3 over the Ulyanovsk region, 2 over the Voronezh region, 2 over the Republic of Bashkortostan, and 1 over the Saratov region.