INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian forces shot down 36 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the Crimean peninsula overnight, Moscow's Defense Ministry said
Sunday."On the night of October 29, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using air-type drones against facilities
on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped," the ministry said on Telegram."The air defence systems in place destroyed 36
Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the Black Sea and the northwestern part of the Crimean peninsula," it added.There was no immediate
reaction from Ukrainian authorities.Ukrainian assaults on Russian territory have multiplied since Kyiv launched its counter-offensive in
June.Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, is regularly targeted, being the rear base of the Russian Black Sea fleet and a key supply route for
Russian forces occupying southern and eastern Ukraine.
