Russia downed 125 Ukrainian drones over its territory overnight, the defense ministry said Sunday, with regional governors reporting some damage but no casualties from the attack.
"125 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs were destroyed and intercepted by air defense systems on duty," the ministry said on Telegram.
Sixty-seven were destroyed over the Volgograd region in southern Russia, where governor Andrei Bocharov said falling debris from the drones sparked grass fires but no casualties or damage.
Another 17 were downed over the Belgorod region and 17 over the Voronezh region, where governor Alexander Gusev said several fell on Voronezh city and its suburbs causing fires in two residential buildings but no casualties.
Another 18 drones were destroyed over the Rostov region where governor Vasily Golubev said on Telegram: "According to operational information, there are no casualties or damage on the ground."
Single drones were intercepted over the Bryansk and Kursk regions and Krasnodar, which neighbors Crimea, and three over the waters of the Sea of Azov, the defense ministry said.
Russia has recently announced shooting down Ukrainian drones almost daily in response to what Kyiv calls retaliatory strikes for Russian attacks during its offensive launched in February 2022.
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