Statement by Russian Defence Ministry
17.05.2024
Over the past night, several attempts by the Kiev regime to launch terrorist attacks using fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles and uncrewed surface vehicles of the Ukrainian Navy against the facilities in the Russian Federation have been foiled.
Alerted air defence units shot down and intercepted 51 Ukrainian UAVs over the Crimean peninsula, 44 UAVs over Krasnodar region, six UAVs over Belgorod region, and one UAV over Kursk region. During the night, naval aircraft and patrol boats of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed six uncrewed surface vehicles in the Black Sea waters.
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