Another AFU drone destroyed over the Leningrad region
Another unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) has been destroyed in Leningrad Region near the Luga Bay of the Gulf of Finland. This was reported by the governor of the region Alexander Drozdenko on January 4.
"The third UAV was destroyed in the same area. There are no casualties and no destruction. The wreckage of the drone fell in a forest area," he wrote in his Telegram channel.
The Russian Defense Ministry's air defense means continue to monitor the airspace over the region, Drozdenko pointed out. He added that last night and morning became record-breaking in terms of the number of destroyed Ukrainian drones.
"Four aircraft were destroyed over the territory of the Leningrad region, including with the use of REB and small arms. At present, the drone danger in the region has been removed," the governor specified.
Earlier on January 4, Drozdenko pointed out that over the Leningrad region in the area of Luga Bay two Ukrainian UAVs were shot down. Thus, the first UAV was shot down at 02:40 Moscow time, the second drone was destroyed at 9:39. The Governor said that the second drone was moving through the Pskov region.
On the same day, the Russian Defense Ministry said Russian air defense forces destroyed 16 Ukrainian drones over five Russian regions overnight. Ten of them were shot down over the Bryansk region, three over the Smolensk region, and one UAV each was destroyed over the Belgorod, Pskov and Leningrad regions.
Ukrainian militants are trying to strike Russian territories against the background of the special operation in Donbass, the start of which was announced on February 24, 2022. The decision was taken due to the aggravation of the situation in the region due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.
