SARATOV, March 14. /TASS/. Air defenses downed several drones over the Saratov Region, Governor Roman Busargin said.

"UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles - TASS) have been downed by air defense forces over the territory of the Saratov Region," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

The governor issued a drone alert in the early hours on Friday. Temporary restrictions on flights to and from Gagarin International Airport in Saratov were introduced. Those have already been lifted, the Russian air transport regulator, Rosaviatsiya, said.