Smolensk region's agricultural financing from the federal budget has tripled, with total state support for the agro-industrial complex exceeding 2.4 billion rubles by the end of 2025. Production reached 170 billion rubles, with significant increases in grain, potato, and rapeseed yields, as well as egg and milk production.
Russia's Defense Ministry reported that air defense forces shot down 82 Ukrainian drones over various Russian regions and Crimea within a 12-hour period on Wednesday, June 3.
Russia's Defense Ministry reported intercepting 354 Ukrainian drones over 16 regions and the Sea of Azov overnight. Two emergency workers were killed and two injured in a drone strike in Smolensk Region. St. Petersburg and other regions also reported drone attacks.
Russia claims to have downed 31 Ukrainian drones targeting infrastructure in the Smolensk region overnight. The Ministry of Defense stated that electronic warfare, mobile fire groups, and the Aerospace Forces were involved in repelling the attack.
Falling drone debris hit an apartment building in Russia's western Smolensk Region, injuring two adults and a child, Governor Vasily Anokhin said. Russian air defenses shot down 21 Ukrainian drones over the region. One adult male was hospitalized, while a woman and child received outpatient care.
