MOSCOW, March 3. /TASS/. Russian air defense systems wiped out 38 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over Crimea during the night, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"Overnight, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terror attack on targets in Russia using 38 fixed-wing UAVs was thwarted. Air defense systems on duty eliminated all Ukrainian drones over the Republic of Crimea," the defense agency said.