MOSCOW, January 11. /TASS/. Russian air defenses shot down seven Ukrainian drones in five hours, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.

"On-duty air defenses destroyed seven Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Moscow time (5:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. GMT) on January 11. Four drones were shot down over the Belgorod Region and another three over the Kursk Region," the statement reads.