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Russia shot down 8 Ukrainian drones over Black Sea and Crimea

22 January 2025 09:55 (UTC +04:00)

Russian air defence systems have destroyed eight drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) over the waters of the Black Sea and the Republic of Crimea, APA reports citing Izvestia.

"On January 21 this year, between 11:00 and 11:50 Moscow time, on-duty air defense means intercepted and destroyed 11 Ukrainian drones," Russian Defense ministry said.

Of these, eight were shot down over the Black Sea and Crimea, while the other three were shot down over the Belgorod region.

Earlier in the day, the ministry said that over the Black Sea and Crimea, air defense forces shot down three Ukrainian drones between 10:45 and 11:00 Moscow time.

In addition, air defense forces destroyed 55 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions last night. It is specified that 22 of them - over the territory of the Bryansk region, 12 - over the territory of the Rostov region, 10 - over the territory of the Smolensk region, six drones - over the territory of the Voronezh region, four - over the territory of the Saratov region and one more - over the territory of the Kursk region.