Moscow: The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that its air defense forces destroyed 24 Ukrainian drones last night over several Russian regions. According to Qatar News Agency, the ministry's statement on Wednesday said that Ukrainian attempts to carry out attacks using drones against targets on Russian territory were stopped Tuesday night. The statement explained that the air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 24 Ukrainian drones, as six drones were destroyed over the territory of Rostov region, five over the territory of Bryansk Region, four over the territory of Belgorod Region, three over the territory of Ryazan region, one over the territory of Astrakhan region, and five over the territory of Krasnodar region.