MOSCOW, December 20. /TASS/. Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed 36 Ukrainian drones over various Russian regions in the early hours of Friday, 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 intercepted and destroyed 16 Ukrainian UAVs in total: 16 over the Krasnodar Region, 14 over Black Sea waters, five over the Bryansk Region and one over the Belgorod Region," the ministry said.