over the regions of the Russian Federation, 49 drones were intercepted and liquidated overnight. This was reported on Monday, June 9 is reported in the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
“During the last night on June 9, 49 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type were destroyed and intercepted by the air defense systems,- follows from the message.
The department clarified that 13 UAVs were intercepted over the territories of the Kursk and Nizhny Novgorod regions, 9 UAVs – above the territories of the Voronezh and Oryol regions, 2 UAVs – above the territories of the Bryansk region and the Chuvash Republic, 1 UAV – above the territory of the Belgorod region.
In the Voronezh region, after the UAV attack, the gas pipeline is damaged.
According to the Governor of the Voronezh region, Alexander Guzev in a telegram channel, last night by the duty officers of the air defense in the eight municipalities of the Voronezh region, more than 25 UAVs were discovered and destroyed.
“there are no victims. In the east of the region, as a result of the fall of fragments of the downed drone, forest and dry grass lit up. The fire was already extinguished. In the same city district, the wreckage of the UAV was damaged by the low -pressure gas pipeline (gas supply was temporarily stopped by 22 subscribers). The roof and cornice were damaged in the same house, the glass of a car is broken. Operational services, ”he said.
The attacks of drones on the Russian regions began in 2022 against the backdrop of the “Special Military Operation” in Ukraine.
Kyiv did not officially confirm its involvement, but in August 2023, an adviser to the head of the office of the Ukrainian president Mikhail Podolyak said that the number of UAVs of UAVs in Russia “will increase.”
In early March 2023, President Vladimir Zelensky said that the whole world sees the results of Ukraine’s use of drones of its own production in strategic objects in Russia. “I think everyone sees that our drones work. And they work long -range. Our range is a real approach of security for everyone,” the head of the Ukrainian state in a video show after a massive drone attack on the regions of the Russian Federation, including the Moscow region.
Zelensky emphasized that “Ukraine will apply the Russian state with return losses is quite fair.”
In the meantime, the Ukrainian State Media writes that the RF Armed Forces on Monday night, June 9, inflicted a combined blow to Ukraine.
At about 02:00 Monday, June 9, the air forces of Ukraine warned of the threat of a Ballistic blow from the south and north, as well as the launches of cruise missiles from the Black Sea, RBC Ukraine.
After some time, air forces reported launches from the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation in the direction of Chernihiv region and Kyiv.