MOSCOW, September 27. /TASS/. Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed 43 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions and the Black Sea during the day, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"Between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Moscow time (5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. GMT - TASS), on-duty air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 43 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over the Kursk, Belgorod, Oryol, Bryansk, and Rostov Regions, the Republic of Crimea, as well as over the Black Sea," the ministry said.