Air defense systems destroyed three Ukrainian UAVs over the Belgorod region in an hour.

Russian air defense systems eliminated three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the Belgorod region within an hour. This was announced on July 12 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

"In the period from 08:50 Moscow time to 09:50 Moscow time, three Ukrainian aircraft—type unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region by air defense systems on duty," the department said in a Telegram channel.

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Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that during the night, air defense forces destroyed 33 Ukrainian drones over the Bryansk, Rostov, Kursk and Voronezh regions, as well as over the territories of the Krasnodar Territory, the Republic of Crimea and the Black Sea.