MOSCOW, December 18. /TASS/. Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed four Ukrainian drones over the borderline regions of Bryansk, Belgorod and Kursk in the early hours of Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"Overnight, the Kiev regime’s attempts to carry out terror attacks on targets in Russia using fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles were foiled. On-duty air defenses shot down four Ukrainian UAVs: two over the Belgorod Region, one over the Bryansk Region and one over the Kursk Region," the ministry said.