Moscow, Apr 5 (UNI) This past night, air defences destroyed and intercepted 49 Ukrainian drones over nine Russian regions, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement.

"This night, air defence systems on duty destroyed and intercepted 49 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles: 16 over the territory of the Voronezh Region, 14 over the Belgorod Region, six UAVs over the Kursk and Samara regions each, three were intercepted over the Republic of Mordovia, and one was shot down over the territories of the Bryansk, Lipetsk, Oryol and Penza regions each," the ministry said.

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