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Russia has said its forces has downed 75 Ukrainian drones overnight, and nearly 50 drones were destroyed over the southern Rostov region.
Air defence systems intercepted 47 drones over Rostov, 17 over the Black and Azov seas and 11 in other areas including one over the frontier region of Belgorod, the defence ministry said on Monday.
Regional authorities in the Black Sea town of Tuapse in the Krasnodar region said debris from a downed drone sparked a fire in a petrol refinery.
“The Kyiv regime once again tried to attack civil infrastructure in Tuapse with drones,” the regional authorities said on Telegram, adding that nearly 100 firefighters had been deployed to battle the blaze.
According to preliminary information, there were no casualties, following the incident.
Russia almost on a daily basis announces the interception of Ukrainian drones which Kyiv says are a response to Russian attacks aimed at military and civilian targets since Moscow launched its special military operation in February 2022.
AFP
