FACTBOX: What we know about night-time drone attacks on Russian regions

Russian Politics & Diplomacy November 13, 11:07

Overnight, 29 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones were destroyed in the skies over the Kursk, Belgorod, Tver, Bryansk, Penza, and Voronezh regions, the Defense Ministry said

MOSCOW, November 13. /TASS/. Air defenses downed 29 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over six Russian regions last night, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.

Three crashed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were found in a forest in the village of Montazhny in the Penza Region in central Russia. No one was injured, Governor Oleg Melnichenko said, citing preliminary information.

Debris from a fallen drone caused minor damage to a non-industrial facility outside another central Russian city, Voronezh, Governor Alexander Gusev wrote on Telegram.

TASS has collected the key facts about these attacks.

Defense Ministry report

- Overnight, 29 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones were destroyed in the skies over the Kursk, Belgorod, Tver, Bryansk, Penza, and Voronezh regions, the ministry said.

- Of them, seven drones were downed over each of the bordering regions of Kursk and Belgorod, five over the Tver Region, five over the Bryansk Region, three over the Penza Region, and two over the Voronezh Region.

Penza Region

- Three drones crashed in a forest in the village of Montazhny in Penza, resulting in no injuries, Governor Melnichenko said.

- According to the official, first responders are working at the site, and the circumstances of the attack are being investigated.

Bryansk Region

- Air defense forces detected and destroyed five drones over the Bryansk Region, said the governor of the bordering Russian region, Alexander Bogomaz.

- There have been no injuries or damage reported, he added.

Voronezh Region

- Drone debris hit a non-industrial facility on the outskirts of Voronezh, Governor Gusev wrote on his Telegram channel.

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