The Russian Ministry of Defense announced today, Thursday, the downing of 12 Ukrainian drones in the airspace of five Russian provinces. A Russian defense statement said: 'Last night, attempts by Kiev to carry out a number of attacks using drones on Russian territory were thwarted.' The statement explained that air defense systems destroyed 12 Ukrainian drones, including five over Bryansk Oblast, one over Kursk Oblast, one over Belgorod Oblast, two over Rostov and three over Krasnodar. Source: National Iraqi News Agency