BELGOROD, March 12. /TASS/. Russian air defenses have downed five aerial targets in the Belgorodsky District, Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of Russia’s borderline Belgorod Region, said.

"Air defenses were activated in the Belgorodsky District and five aerial targets were downed. Emergency services are working to establish the consequences on the ground. According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties or damage," he wrote on Telegram.

The governor added that four fixed-wing drones had been downed over the Borisovsky District. There were no casualties but some damage was reported, Gladkov said.