Baghdad: The Russian Ministry of Defense announced: that its air defense forces intercepted and destroyed Ukrainian drones over several Russian regions.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the ministry stated in a press release that its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 26 Ukrainian drones in just three hours.

The ministry explained that 13 drones were destroyed over the Volgograd region, 7 over the Rostov region, 3 over the Belgorod region, and 3 over the Voronezh region.