INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia said Friday it had destroyed 16 Ukrainian drones in the south of the country and over the annexed Crimean peninsula.On Thursday
night, "an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aerial drones against sites on the territory of the Russian
Federation was thwarted," Russia's Defense Ministry said."Air defense systems destroyed 16 drones, including 13 over the Crimean peninsula
and three over the territory of the Volgograd region."Ukraine has ramped up drone and missile attacks on Russian military installations in
supply route for Russian forces in southern and eastern Ukraine.Ukraine's military meanwhile said its air defense systems had downed three
Iranian-designed attack drones launched by Russian forces overnight.They also said Russia had launched two guided air missiles but did not
