MOSCOW, January 17. /TASS/. Air defenses have shot down two Tochka-U missiles and three drones of the Ukrainian armed forces over the Bryansk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"On January 17 at about 9:30 p.m. Moscow time (6:30 p.m. GMT), the Kiev regime’s attempt to carry out a terrorist attack using a Tochka-U tactical missile system and fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles against facilities in the Russian Federation was foiled. The on-duty air defense systems wiped out two tactical missiles and intercepted three Ukrainian UAVs over the Bryansk Region," the ministry said.

Bryansk Regional Governor Alexander Bogomaz wrote on his Telegram channel that two Tochka-U tactical missiles had been shot down over the Starodub municipal district.

"The emergency services are verifying the information about the aftermath on the ground. According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties or damage," the governor said.

He reported earlier in the day that Russian electronic warfare systems jammed the radio frequencies of three drones over the Bryansk district and that there were no casualties or damage.