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Russia's Air Defense Destroys Ukrainian Drone, Missile Over Belgorod Region

Sputnik News

20240109

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian drone and a Uragan MLRS missile over the Belgorod region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.

"On January 9 at about 19:30 Moscow time [16:30 GMT], an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an Uragan multiple launch rocket system and an aircraft-type UAV against objects on the territory of the Russian Federation was prevented," the statement said.

The ministry added that one missile and a drone were destroyed by the air defense systems on duty over the Belgorod region.

© Sputnik



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