Moscow, Nov 26 (EFE).- Russian anti-aircraft defenses shot down 39 Ukrainian drones overnight over six regions of the country and the annexed Crimean peninsula, the Russian defense ministry reported on Tuesday.<\/p>
According to the military report, 24 drones, more than half of those shot down, were destroyed over the territory of the southern region of Rostov, bordering Ukraine.<\/p>
There were no casualties or damage on the ground, acting Rostov governor Yury Slyusar wrote on Telegram, describing the Ukrainian air attack as “massive.” <\/p>
The other drones, the ministry of defense said, were shot down in four other border regions: Bryansk (5), Belgorod (3), Kursk (3), Voronezh (1), as well as Oryol region (1) and the Crimean peninsula (2).<\/p>
Last week, Kursk and Bryansk regions were the target of the first Ukrainian attacks with American and British long-range missiles.<\/p>
In response, Moscow launched for the first time an Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile against an arms factory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Dnipro. EFE<\/p>
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