Russian air defences destroy dozens of Ukrainian drones

25/6/2025 13:03

Russian air defence units destroyed dozens of Ukrainian drones over widely separated regions of Russia on Tuesday, including more than 40 over Voronezh region on the Ukrainian border, Russian officials said.



Voronezh regional Governor Alexander Gusev, writing on Telegram, said there were no injuries and more than 40 drones were destroyed over urban areas and near the border.



In Rostov region, on Ukraine's eastern border, Governor Yuri Slyusar said air defence units had repelled a number of attacks in three areas, but drones had damaged a sports complex in the city of Taganrog and a grain storage area in the town of Azov.



Slyusar reported there were no injuries.



The governor of Ulyanovsk region on the Volga River said eight drones had been repelled without any casualties.



Russia's defence ministry, in posts on Telegram, said 44 drones had been intercepted and destroyed over a period of about four hours.