Russian air defense systems (air defense) destroyed 41 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles over the past night. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense on Saturday, October 18.
According to the message, 12 UAVs were destroyed over the territory of the Bryansk region, 5 UAVs each – over the territories of the Kaluga region and the Republic of Bashkortostan, 3 – over the territory of the Moscow region, 2 UAVs were shot down over the territories of the Belgorod and Oryol regions, 1 each – over the territories Volgogradskaya, Kursk, Ryazan, Tambov, Tula, Samara regions, and 6 more UAVs were destroyed over the Black Sea.
The Mayor of Sochi Andrei Proshunin reported that the air defense was working and repelling a drone attack on the city.
Rosaviation reported the suspension of work at the airports of Nizhny Novgorod, Tambov, Yaroslavl, Kaluga, Ufa, Sochi, Saratov, Penza, Samara and Ulyanovsk.