The air defense forces destroyed 172 Ukrainian UAVs over the territory of Russia overnight.

The Air Defense Forces shot down 172 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during the night The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) over the territory of Russia. This was announced on March 2 by the Russian Defense Ministry.

"During the past night, from 23:00 Moscow time on March 1 to 07:00 Moscow time on March 2, 172 Ukrainian aircraft—type unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted and destroyed by air defense systems on duty," a message on the MAX messenger said.

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