[Russia] - Russia Says Downed 19 Ukrainian Drones Overnight

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia shot down 19 Ukrainian drones over four different regions and the Black Sea overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday."An
attempt by the Kyiv regime to commit a terrorist attack with 19 aerial drones against sites on Russian territory has been thwarted," the
regions.The drones shot down in Oryol, some 300 kilometers southwest of Moscow, targeted energy infrastructure, according to regional
governor Andrei Klychkov.In Krasnodar, emergency services said a fire erupted overnight at an oil refinery in Ilsky, without specifying if
the blaze was caused by the drone attack.In recent months, Ukraine has increased drone and missile strikes against Russian territory, mainly
targeting border regions, but also the capital Moscow and the northern city of Saint Petersburg.The deadliest such attack occurred in the
city of Belgorod on Dec
30, when 25 people were killed and some 100 others wounded.