Baghdad: The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday that its air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 121 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory overnight.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the ministry stated in a press release that 49 drones were shot down over Belgorod Oblast, 22 over Crimea, 10 over Ryazan Oblast, 9 over Voronezh Oblast, 8 over the Caspian Sea, 5 over Rostov Oblast, 5 over the Republic of Kalmykia, 4 over Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, 3 over Lipetsk Oblast, 2 over Kursk Oblast, 2 over Krasnodar Krai, 1 over Bryansk Oblast, and 1 over Tula Oblast.