OREANDA-NEWS The Russian Defense Ministry announced the neutralization of 53 Ukrainian drones over nine Russian regions and the Sea of Azov on Friday night.

According to the ministry, 13 UAVs were neutralized over the Kursk region, 11 over Rostov, 7 over Samara, 6 over Belgorod, 5 over Orel, 4 each over Bryansk and Voronezh, and one each over Saratov Region, Kalmykia and the Sea of Azov.

Earlier, the governor of the Samara region, Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, announced the destruction of 13 drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine over the region early in the morning.