Air defense forces shot down 53 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory

The Air Defense Forces destroyed 53 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) over the regions of the Russian Federation. This was announced by the Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday, June 1.

"From 20:10 to 21:45 Moscow time, 53 Ukrainian aircraft—type unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted and destroyed by air defense systems on duty," the ministry said in a Telegram statement.

It is specified that 34 UAVs were intercepted over the Kursk region, 14 drones over the Belgorod region, four Ukrainian drones were destroyed over the Bryansk region and one more over the Orel region.

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Earlier in the day, air defense systems eliminated 33 Ukrainian aircraft-type drones over the Kursk, Belgorod and Lipetsk regions from 08:20 to 19:00 Moscow time. 27 drones were destroyed over the Kursk region, four drones over the Belgorod region and two UAVs over the Lipetsk region.