In Kursk Oblast, the regional operational headquarters press service announced the danger of an attack by unmanned aerial vehicles. The authorities called on the population to be vigilant.
Be vigilant! <…> Air defense forces and assets have been put on alert to repel a possible attack, the publication says .
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that on April 14, Russian troops destroyed four Ukrainian drones . The enemy drones were shot down between 15:20 and 16:05 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty. As specified by the military department, the drones were shot down in the skies over two Russian regions. Three Ukrainian UAVs were shot down over the territory of the Kursk region, and one enemy drone was shot down over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.
Previously, it was reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had struck six regions of Russia with unmanned aerial vehicles ; the attack took place on the night of April 14. According to the Defense Ministry, Russian air defense systems shot down 52 enemy drones in total. 33 UAVs were destroyed in the skies over Bryansk Oblast, 10 over Oryol Oblast, and three drones were shot down over Kursk and Tula Oblasts.
On the night of April 13, the Ukrainian army attacked Russian territory with drones. As specified by the Ministry of Defense, a total of 13 enemy UAVs were intercepted over the Russian Federation. Most of the drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were sent to attack the territory of the Rostov Region, one drone was shot down in the sky over the Belgorod Region.