MOSCOW, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Russia's air defense forces destroyed 146 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the last 12 hours.
In its statement on Monday, the Russian Ministry of Defense said, "Our air defense systems detected and destroyed 146 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs over Russian-controlled territory, including the Moscow, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, Crimea, Ryazan and Tula regions, as well as in the waters of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, between 08.00 and 20.00 on Monday, Moscow time." used.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin confirmed in his statement on the Russian social media platform Max that air defense troops shot down 5 UAVs targeting the capital on Monday afternoon. Sobyanin said, "Emergency response teams are working in the area where the debris fell."