Baghdad, The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday morning that air defense systems shot down 4 Ukrainian missiles over the Crimean Peninsula. The Ministry said in a statement: 'Last night, an attempt to carry out a Ukrainian attack on Russian territory using ATACMS tactical missiles was thwarted.' The statement explained: 'The air defense systems shot down 4 ATACMS missiles over the Crimean Peninsula.' The Russian Ministry of Defense also reported yesterday, Friday, that the Russian army's air defense forces confronted and destroyed six drones belonging to the Ukrainian forces. Source: National Iraqi News Agency