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Russia downs 112 Ukrainian drones overnight

Russia downs 112 Ukrainian drones overnight

Moscow, May 23 (UNI) Russia's air defenses shot down 112 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 24 over the Moscow region, the defense ministry said on Friday.
"Starting from 8 p.m. Moscow time (1700 GMT) on May 22, on-duty air defenses intercepted and destroyed 112 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over Russian regions," the Defense Ministry said.
Those drones included 24 shot down over the Moscow region, 22 over Crimea, 18 over Tula, and 11 over Kursk, according to the ministry.

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