Baghdad: The Russian Ministry of Defense announced today, Wednesday, that its air defense systems downed 70 Ukrainian drones last night over several regions.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the Ministry stated that the drones were destroyed between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Moscow time. The incidents occurred over the territories of the Belgorod, Kursk, Rostov, and Volgograd regions, as well as the Republic of Crimea and the Black Sea basin.