Air defense forces shot down an APU drone over the Rostov region

Russian air defense systems shot down a drone of the Armed Forces Ukraine (APU) over the Rostov region. This was announced on March 3 by the Russian Defense Ministry.

"At about 20:00 Moscow time, a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed by air defense systems on duty over the territory of the Rostov region," the ministry's Telegram channel says.

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On the night of February 26, 128 Ukrainian UAVs were launched across the regions of Russia.

Earlier that day, the acting head of the Rostov region, Yuri Slyusar, reported that near Novoshakhtinsk href="https://iz.ru/1848280/2025-03-03/v-rostovskoi-oblasti-soobshchili-ob-otrazhenii-ataki-bpla-vozle-novoshakhtinska"> A drone attack was repelled. Previously, there were no casualties or damage.

On the same day, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that During the night, the air defense forces shot down seven drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: three over the Lipetsk region and two each over Rostov and Belgorod.