
Three enemy drones were shot down by the duty forces of the Russian Ministry of Defense over the territory of the Smolensk region on Sunday night, there were no casualties among the population or destruction, said Governor Vasily Anokhin.
AI-generated summary
The Smolensk region is located in the western part of Russia and periodically becomes an interception zone for drones launched from the territory of Ukraine during the ongoing conflict.
Brief retelling from RIA II
Three UAVs were shot down over the Smolensk region on Sunday night.
There were no casualties among the population or destruction.
MOSCOW, October 4 - RIA Novosti. Three UAVs were shot down over the Smolensk region on Sunday night; there were no casualties among the population, Governor Vasily Anokhin said.
“Last night, the on-duty forces and assets of the Russian Ministry of Defense shot down three enemy drones over the territory of the region. There were no casualties among the population and no damage,” Anokhin wrote in a channel on the Max platform.
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In the coming days, air patrols over the Smolensk region may be strengthened
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Military correspondent Dmitry Steshin from KP.RU said that the effectiveness of Geranium jet drone strikes on targets in Kyiv, Odessa and Dnepropetrovsk has increased sharply, which became an important military and political factor during the special military operation, due to the speed, small effective dispersion area and the inability of air defense to handle the mass launch of drones.

On the night of October 4, Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 559 Ukrainian aircraft-type drones over the territories of 11 regions of Russia, including the Moscow region, Crimea and the waters of the Azov and Black Seas, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

The Russian Armed Forces continue to carry out attacks on Ukrainian port infrastructure and sea vessels used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Sunday.

Vladimir Zelensky said that the new jet drones of the Russian Armed Forces pose a serious problem for Ukraine, noting that stocks of 20-mm ammunition to intercept them are dwindling, despite the fact that F-16s and MiGs shoot down about 60% of such targets. He also accused Russia of stockpiling hundreds of ballistic missiles.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the Russian Armed Forces continue to strike Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities and sea vessels used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

On Sunday night, air defense forces destroyed 12 unmanned aerial vehicles over six districts of the Voronezh region. In one of the villages, falling debris damaged a power line and several houses were temporarily left without power supply. There were no casualties.