The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported the neutralization of 112 UAVs over the regions of the country overnight.
“during the last night from 20.00 Moscow time on August 1 to 04.40 Moscow time on August 2, the air defense systems were destroyed and intercepted by 112 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type,” follows from the publication in the telegram channel of the Russian defense department in the telegram of the Russian defense department in the telegram of the Russian defense department Saturday, August 2.
In particular, 34 drones were neutralized over the territory of the Rostov Region, 31 – above the territory of the Krasnodar Territory, 12 – above the territory of the Voronezh region, 11 – above the territory of the Ryazan region.
Also 5 BPLs are shot down over the territory of the Samara region, 4 over the territory of the Penza region, 2 – above the territory of the territory Belgorod region, 1 UAV – above the territories of the annexed Crimea and the Lipetsk region, 11 UAVs – above the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
In the airports of Saratov, Penza, Samara, Tambov and Volgograd, restrictions on the reception and release of aircraft due to the attacks of drones. began in 2022 against the backdrop of a “special military operation” in Ukraine.
Kyiv officially did not 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 the beginning of March 2023, President Vladimir Zelensky stated that the whole world sees the results of the use of Zhovnov of his own production. on strategic facilities 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,” said the head of the Ukrainian state in a video message after a massive attack of drones in 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.”