INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Moscow said Thursday it had downed multiple Ukrainian drones overnight in annexed Crimea and the Black Sea, as well as in parts of western
Russia."Air defense systems destroyed 19 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the territory of the Republic of Crimea," the Russian
Defense Ministry said on the messaging app Telegram.Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Kremlin-installed governor of Sevastopol, denied that several
drones were destroyed near the city, which is home to Russia's Black Sea fleet."Yes, air defense is working, but in the area of Crimea," he
"thwarted" in the Kursk, Belgorod and Oryol regions, all of which are located in the western part of Russia.Since Ukraine launched its
counteroffensive in early June, Russia has faced mounting waves of drone attacks.Russian officials have sought to downplay their
