MOSCOW, November 7. /TASS/. Russian air defense systems destroyed and intercepted 17 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the territory of Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

"On the night of November 7, Kiev regime’s attempt to deliver terrorist attacks with the use of aircraft-type UAVs against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was thwarted. Air defense systems destroyed nine unmanned aerial vehicles and intercepted eight more over the waters of the Black Sea and the territory of the Republic of Crimea," the ministry stated.