Russia reports downing 22 Ukrainian drones
By VOA News July 15, 2024
Russia's defense ministry said Monday its air defenses shot down 22 Ukrainian aerial drones.
The ministry said it destroyed 15 drones over the Bryansk region, six drones over Russia-occupied Crimea, and one drone over the Lipetsk region.
Officials in Bryansk, located along the Russia-Ukraine border, and Lipetsk, a southwestern region further inside of Russia, reported no damage or casualties from the attacks.
In Russia's Kursk region, also along the border, Governor Alexei Smirnov said on Telegram that Russian air defenses had downed three Ukrainian drones.
Ukraine's military warned Monday of Russian aerial attacks in multiple regions.
In Dnipropetrovsk, Governor Serhiy Lysak reported what he said were dozens of Russian drone and artillery attacks, saying on Telegram that several homes were damaged but no one was hurt.
Officials in Sumy also reported Russian shelling and an aerial drone strike.
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