Russia Says It Shot Down 36 Ukrainian Drones as Fighting Grinds on in Ukraine’s East

Targets on the ground are hit in an unknown location in a still from video released on Oct. 28, 2023. Russian Defense Ministry via Reuters/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

KYIV, Ukraine—Russian air defense shot down over 30 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the Crimean peninsula overnight Saturday, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Sunday.

“The air defense systems in place destroyed 36 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the Black Sea and the northwestern part of the Crimean peninsula,” the ministry wrote on Telegram.