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Military operation in Ukraine

Russian air defenses down Ukrainian drone over Crimea

The Kiev regime’s attempt to use a fixed-wing drone to carry out a terrorist attack on targets in Russia was foiled, Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement

MOSCOW, May 18. /TASS/. Russian air defenses have downed a Ukrainian drone over Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

"The Kiev regime’s attempt to use a fixed-wing drone to carry out a terrorist attack on targets in Russia was foiled last night. On-duty air defenses destroyed the Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over Crimea," the statement reads.

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