MOSCOW, August 16. /TASS/. Russian missile defenses have shot down three Ukrainian drones attempting to attack targets in the Kaluga Region that borders the Moscow Region, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Wednesday.

"At around 05:00 a.m. Moscow time today, the Kiev government’s attempt to use three unmanned aerial vehicles for a terror attack on facilities in the Kaluga Region was thwarted. Russian missile defenses promptly detected and destroyed all drones," the ministry said.

The incident caused no damage or casualties.

On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that a Ukrainian drone had been shot down above the southwestern Russian Belgorod Region that borders Ukraine. No damage or casualties were reported as well.