Defense Ministry reports interception of drones in southern Russia

On the night of August 4, air defense forces shot down 61 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles over Russian regions, including 10 drones in the Southern Federal District and 18 over the Black Sea.

As "Caucasian Knot" wrote, air defense forces last night repulsed a massive attack by drones on transport and energy facilities in the Volgograd Region.

"During the past night from 23:00 Moscow time on August 3 to 05:20 Moscow time on August 4, air defense systems on duty destroyed and intercepted 61 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles," the Russian Defense Ministry reported on its Telegram channel.

In particular, 18 drones neutralized over the Black Sea, six drones were shot down in the Volgograd region, and two more in the Rostov region. UAVs were also intercepted in Crimea, Belgorod, Voronezh, Bryansk, Ryazan regions and the Moscow region.

We also recall that on the night of August 3, a tanker with 2,000 cubic meters of oil products caught fire as a result of a drone attack at an oil depot in the Adler district of Sochi. The fire managed to spread to a second tank, after which the Ministry of Emergency Situations localized the fire. By evening, the authorities reported that the fire had been completely extinguished.

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