The ministry stated in a press release: “Throughout the night, from 23:00 Moscow time on September 12 until 06:00 Moscow time on September 13, the active air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 42 Ukrainian drones.” Of these, 15 drones were shot down over Rostov region, 12 over Belgorod region, 10 over Volgograd region, two over the Republic of Crimea, and one over each of the regions of Kaluga, Kursk, and Smolensk.
Kyiv resorts to terrorist methods, primarily using offensive drones and artillery shelling against civilians and civilian infrastructure in Russia.
The Russian special military operation, which began on February 24, 2022, aims to protect the residents of Donbas, who have been subjected to persecution and genocide by the Kyiv regime for years.
