Russian Defense Ministry: 95 Ukrainian drones successfully destroyed and intercepted in Russian airspace.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that from 20:00 on May 24 to 0:00 on May 25 Moscow time (from 1:00 to 5:00 Beijing time on May 25), the air defense system destroyed and intercepted 95 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones, with the largest number over the Bryansk region.
The message said: "From 20:00 on May 24 to 0:00 on May 25 Moscow time, the duty equipment of the air defense troops destroyed and intercepted 95 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones."
The message stated that 30 drones were destroyed and intercepted in the airspace of the Bryansk region, 20 in the Belgorod region, 17 in the Kursk region, 16 in the Oryol region, 5 in the Kaluga region, 4 in the Tula region, 2 in the Moscow region, and 1 in the Republic of Crimea.
In late December 2021, the situation in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine escalated. Kiev and Western countries expressed concern about the concentration of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border. In early 2022, after the self-proclaimed establishment of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Lugansk People's Republic following the 2014 Ukrainian coup, they requested that Russian President Putin recognize their independence due to concerns that Kiev was preparing an invasion. On February 21, 2022, Russian President Putin signed a presidential decree recognizing the two republics, and on February 24, he announced the decision to take special military action against Ukraine. The Kremlin described the goal of the operation as the demilitarization of Ukraine. Western countries subsequently imposed multiple sanctions on Russia, covering areas such as government bonds and banking.
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