Brussels: The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Wednesday that its air defenses intercepted and destroyed 20 Ukrainian drones over several Russian regions overnight.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the Ministry issued a statement saying: “Last night, on-duty air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 20 Ukrainian drones.”

The Ministry explained in the statement that “16 drones were shot down over the Bryansk region, two over the Kaluga region, one over the Belgorod region, and another over the Moscow region.”