Doha: The Russian Defense Ministry announced Saturday: that it had destroyed 40 Ukrainian drones overnight in the airspace over four Russian regions.

According to Qatar News Agency, the ministry detailed that 17 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Volgograd Oblast, 12 over Kaluga Oblast, 9 over Rostov Oblast, and 2 over Saratov Oblast.

Ukrainian forces have been targeting Russian border areas in Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Voronezh, and the Crimean Peninsula almost daily using drones and missiles.