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Russian air defenses foiled two Ukrainian attacks on Russian territories over the night of November 19 and 20, intercepting over 80 drones.
In a statement, the Russian Ministry of Defense said 42 drones were shot down over six different regions just before midnight. 32 drones were destroyed over the Bryansk region, five over the Smolensk region, two over the Moscow region, and one over each of the regions of Kursk, Oryol, and Rostov, according to the ministry.
Later after midnight, at least 44 additional drones were intercepted by Russian air defenses, the ministry said in a separate statement.
The ministry stated that 20 drones were destroyed over the Novgorod region, five over Kursk, four over Oryol, three over each of the regions of Belgorod, Tula and Tver, as well as two drones over each of the regions of Bryansk, Moscow and Smolensk.
In Belgorod, regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said that falling debris from the interceptions had damaged an industrial plant, infrastructure sites and power lines in the town of Alekseyevka close to the border with Ukraine.
Electricity was temporarily cut to some districts and emergency crews were on site repairing damage, according to the governor, who didn’t report any casualties.
The Voronezh region, which is also located on the border with Ukraine, was also attacked by drones. Regional Governor Aleksandr Gusev said that a drone struck a plant producing “strictly civilian” goods, triggering a fire. Staff were evacuated and there were no injuries, he noted.
The large-scale drone attacks came less than 24 hours after Ukraine targeted Russian territories, namely Kursk, with American-made MGM-140 ATACMS with the approval of the Biden administration. The missiles were mostly intercepted and no casualties were reported, but still the attack was a major escalation by the Kiev regime.
The Russian response to the latest Ukrainian attack will likely be fearsome, with reports suggesting that a massive strike could be launched against Ukraine as early as today.
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