MOSCOW, December 31. /TASS/. Russian defense systems shot down two Ukrainian drones over each of Crimea and North Ossetia, the Russian Defense Ministry informed.

"On December 31, air defense assets on duty destroyed seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles from 08:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Moscow time [05:00 a.m. - 08:00 a.m. GMT]: two drones over territories of each of the Republic of Crimea and the Republic of North Ossetia-Alaniya, and one in each of Belgorod, Bryank and Astrakhan Regions," the ministry said.