Ukraine launched dozens of drones at Russia: 12 were shot down by Russian defenses in Briansk
Russian air defense units intercepted 21 Ukrainian drones late on July 26 over the southern border region of Bryansk, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed. The regional governor said 12 drones were downed in the space of an hour, The Kyiv Independent reports.
There were no casualties or serious damage.
Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine to the southeast, reported that three drone attacks and several shelling incidents had shattered windows and caused additional damage to buildings.
Ukrainian forces have frequently targeted Russian border regions, especially Belgorod, to diminish Russian attacks within Ukraine's borders.