On the night of February 6, Russian air defense systems shot down the canopies of Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Belgorod region. In this respect reported In the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The Ministry noted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) tried to carry out a terrorist attack on Russian territory using aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles. However, the Ministry of Defense concluded that all devices were intercepted by Russian air defense systems.
Before that, head of the press center of the group of troops “South” Vadim Astafyev statedair defense and electronic warfare (EW) units reportedly shot down 16 Ukrainian UAVs. The plane was shot down near the settlements of Novomikhailovka and Mayorsk of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).
Russian Ministry of Defense in early February reportedair defense systems and aviation shot down 20 aircraft guided missiles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in a week.
Previously in Russia was created new drone suppression system.