[Regnum] Russian military forces shot down 456 Ukrainian drones overnight over 17 regions, including Moscow. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported this on Monday, August 10.
Enemy fixed-wing drones were destroyed over the Bryansk, Kursk, Kaluga, Tula, Belgorod, Oryol, Voronezh, Rostov, Penza, Ulyanovsk, Saratov, Orenburg, and Samara regions, as well as Moscow and the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, Tatarstan, and Crimea, the department said in a MAX report.
The day before, five people were killed in a nighttime attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Belgorod. Another 25 were injured, including two children, aged four and nine. One of the drones struck the roof of an apartment building, causing an explosion and a fire. In total, approximately 30 buildings were damaged.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously noted that Ukrainian troops are deliberately targeting civilians and civilian objects in Russia. The head of state described the methods used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Kyiv regime's foreign mercenaries as terrorist.