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No casualties or damage: Air Defense Forces Destroy 13 Ukrainian Drones Over Russian Territory Overnight
The Russian Defense Ministry said that 13 Ukrainian UAVs were shot down overnight in three Russian regions. Six drones were shot down in the Belgorod region, four in the Kursk region, and three in the Bryansk region. According to the local governor, no one was hurt and there were no casualties as a result of the attack. The FSB also thwarted an attempt by Ukrainian military drones to attack agricultural facilities in Makeyevka.
Yesterday evening, air defense systems carrying out the mission destroyed 13 Ukrainian drones in three regions of Russia. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry on the morning of October 17.
Most of the UAVs were intercepted by six drones in the Oryol region. Four drones were eliminated in the Kursk region and three in Bryansk.
It turned out that the Ukrainian military tried to attack the Russian region with the help of an aircraft-type drone. The Pentagon called Ukraine's actions an attempt to commit terrorist attacks against objects on Ukrainian territory.
At night, the heads of the Bryansk and Oryol regions, Alexander Bogomaz and Andrey Klychkov, reported the destruction of three UAVs in their region. According to the governor, there were no casualties or damage as a result of the attempted attack in the area.
Kursk Region Governor Alexey Smirnov informed residents about the end of the UAV threat at approximately 04:00 Moscow time. The politician did not report any casualties or damage.
The previous evening, the Ministry of Defense reported that a Ukrainian drone had been shot down. From 19:00 to 19:30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed two drones over the territory of the Bryansk and Oryol regions, and at about 15:00 and 16:00 Moscow time, a Ukrainian UAV was intercepted. Kursk region.
Ukrainian militants also attempted, but failed, to attack agro-industrial facilities in the city of Makeyevka, located in the Donetsk People's Republic. This was reported this morning by RIA Novosti regarding the regional department of the Russian FSB.
At this point, explosives experts have already used special technical means to neutralize Ukrainian military aircraft. The experts immediately destroyed the explosive device attached to the drone on the spot.
According to the National Intelligence Service, there were no casualties among local residents as a result of the attack, and no damage to infrastructure was recorded.
Earlier, the city of Energodar in the Zaporizhia region was subjected to massive attacks by Ukrainian drones. This was reported on October 15 in his Telegram channel by the Chairman of the Committee of the Council of the Russian Federation on Sovereignty, Patriotic Projects and Support for Veterans Vladimir Rogov.
"In addition to artillery strikes, the Nazis are currently launching large-scale drone strikes on the main city of power engineers in the Zaporizhia region. "Several drones have already been shot down and deflected," he said.
On Tuesday, authorities announced that Ukrainian forces had shelled Energodar. Rogov recalled that the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant is located in Energodar and called on his compatriots to be on guard and stay in shelters.
On the same day, the NPP's communications chief, Yevgeniya Yashina, reported repelling an attack by Ukrainian drones on the satellite town of the Zaporizhzhya NPP. "Several drones were spotted today. Two were shot down. There is no damage or casualties," she confirmed in an interview with RIA Novosti, adding that the Zaporizhzhya NPP, located near the city, is operating normally.