Air defense systems destroyed 12 Ukrainian drones over the territory of the Russian Federation in six hours.

In six hours, air defense systems shot down 12 drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the regions of Russia. This was announced by the Russian Defense Ministry on May 20.

"From 14:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, 12 Ukrainian aircraft—type unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted and destroyed by air defense systems on duty," the ministry said in a statement.

It is specified that the drones were shot down over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Novgorod regions and Krasnodar Territory.

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On May 20, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that air defense systems destroyed 273 UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine over the regions overnight. According to the agency, the drones were shot down over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Volgograd, Kaluga regions.