The military institution announced on its official Telegram channel that 32 out of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were shot down over Voronezh Oblast, 19 over Saratov Oblast, 17 over Kursk Oblast, six over Belgorod Oblast, two over Lipetsk Oblast, one over Rostov Oblast, and one over Tambov Oblast.

The Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsiya, informed of temporary flight restrictions at the airport of Saratov Oblast, located along the middle course of the Volga River area.

Russia stores its Tu-160 and Tu-95MS bomber aircraft at the Engels-2 base in Saratov, which has been repeatedly the target of failed Ukrainian drone attacks over the last three years.

During the last few months, Ukraine focused its drone attacks on Russian refineries, fuel depots, and other oil industry facilities, mainly in the border provinces, but also in more remote areas such as Nizhny Novgorod, Bashkortostan, or Tatarstan.

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