Russian air defense destroyed 158 Ukrainian drones overnight

“On the night of August 31, when the Kiev regime attempted to carry out a terrorist attack using drones against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation, air defense systems directly destroyed and intercepted 158 Ukrainian drones,” according to the announcement on September 1 of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

On the territory of Kursk region at night, 46 UAVs were destroyed and intercepted, on the territory of Bryansk region - 34, on the territory of Voronezh region - 28, on the territory of Belgorod region - 14, 8 in Ryazan region, 2 in Moscow region, 7 in Moscow region, 5 in Kaluga region, 4 in Lipetsk region, 3 in Tula region, 2 UAVs each in Tambov and Smolensk regions, on the territory of Oryol, Tver and Ivanovo regions, 1 drone was destroyed in each region, the Russian Defense Ministry stated.