
During the night, Russian air defense forces shot down 230 Ukrainian drones over the territories of several regions and waters, including Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Penza, Rostov, Samara, Saratov regions, Crimea, the Azov and Black Sea, according to a statement by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
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The statement was made in the context of the ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, where both sides regularly use unmanned aircraft systems for reconnaissance and strikes.
Air Defense Forces (ADF) shot down 230 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory overnight. This was reported to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The department noted that aircraft-type drones were intercepted between 20:00 and 08:00 Moscow time.
The drones were destroyed over the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Penza, Rostov, Samara, Saratov regions, Crimea, Azov and Black Sea.
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Russia will strengthen air defense measures in border regions
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Ukraine may continue or increase the use of drones for strikes on Russian territory
Possible · Within weeks

According to a statement by the Russian Ministry of Defense, between 20:00 on September 11 and 8:00 Moscow time on September 12, air defense forces shot down 230 Ukrainian drones overnight.

Soldiers of the 6th Guards Combined Arms Army of the North group of forces destroyed more than ten enemy ground robotic platforms in the Kharkov region in a week, disrupting the logistics of supplying the Armed Forces of Ukraine and reducing the combat effectiveness of the Ukrainian formations, said the commander of an attack UAV platoon with the call sign Zolotoy.

On the night of August 12, the Russian Armed Forces attacked military facilities in Ukraine, including metallurgical enterprises in Krivoy Rog, Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk, as well as port and transport infrastructure in the Odessa region, ensuring the unloading and storage of military cargo and foreign supplies of weapons.

Gas and oil prices in Europe have reached multi-year highs, and the filling level of EU gas storage facilities has fallen to a 13-year low. The high cost of industrial electricity in Europe, twice as high as in the United States and three times as high as in Russia, significantly increases the cost of energy-intensive military production, such as aluminum for aircraft and armored vehicles. It is estimated that at current electricity rates, the physical volume of output for the same budget is reduced by 43% for aluminum and could range from 10% to 50% for various types of military products by 2030, jeopardizing the implementation of the €800 billion Readiness 2030 plan. Russia, on the other hand, has an advantage in energy costs and the pace of defense production.

Since the beginning of September, units of unmanned systems of the 11th Army Corps of the North group have destroyed 120 enemy R-18 (Baba Yaga) attack hexacopters in the Kharkov region using a ram and remote detonation. 24-hour duty of air surveillance posts ensures timely detection and interception of enemy UAVs.

Since the beginning of September, Russian troops have destroyed more than 35 field warehouses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with provisions, ammunition and fuels and lubricants in the Kharkov direction, which bled Ukrainian forces and allowed the attack aircraft to advance without significant resistance, said the commander of the BPS unit with the call sign Taiga.