MOSCOW, November 3. /TASS/. Air defenses destroyed 19 Ukrainian drones across Russian regions last night, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

"Last night, on-line air defenses shot down 19 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones involved in the Kiev regime’s attempt to carry out terrorist attacks on targets in Russia. Sixteen unmanned aerial aircraft were destroyed over the Rostov Region, two over the Belgorod Region and one over the Volgograd Region," the statement reads.