MOSCOW, October 20. /TASS/. Air defenses intercepted and destroyed 136 Ukrainian drones over Russia overnight, the Defense Ministry reported.
A fire broke out at a facility in the Tambov Region in central Russia as a result of the drone attack.
TASS has compiled the key information about the attacks’ aftermath.
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- Between 8:00 p.m. Moscow time on October 19 and 8:00 a.m. Moscow time on October 20 (between 5:00 p.m. GMT on October 19 and 5:00 a.m. GMT on October 20), on-duty air defenses intercepted and destroyed 136 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over Russia, the Defense Ministry reported.
- According to its statement, the drones were downed over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Pskov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver, Tula and Moscow Regions.
- Air defenses destroyed 14 Ukrainian drones in the Voronezh Region, Governor Alexander Gusev reported on his Max channel.
- Air defenses shot down 14 Ukrainian drones over the Smolensk Region last night, Governor Vasily Anokhin said on his Max channel.
- Air defenses downed six drones over the Oryol Region overnight, Governor Andrey Klychkov stated on his Max channel.
- Four Ukrainian drones were shot down over the Tambov Region overnight and this morning, Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov wrote on his Max channel.
- A fire broke out at a facility in the Tambov Region as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack, Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov reported on his Max channel.
- There were no casualties.
- According to the regional head, all necessary personnel and resources were deployed to extinguish the fire.
- Drone debris that crashed in one of the Voronezh Region districts damaged the roof of a private home and a passenger car, Governor Alexander Gusev said on his Max channel.
- According to preliminary information, there were no casualties.
- Ukrainian drones attacked the center of Donetsk overnight, injuring a civilian, Mayor Alexey Kulemzin wrote on his Telegram channel.
- The windows and facades of apartment buildings, an office building, and an educational institution were damaged in the city’s Voroshilovsky district.
- Vehicles were also damaged.