The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that on March 13, at around 16:30 Moscow time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) stopped an attempt to carry out an attack using an aircraft-type drone.
The message says, “The Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed by air defense systems operating in the territory of the Belgorod region.”
Formerly MP Alexander Khinshtein statedRussian Guard experts shot down unmanned aerial vehicles heading towards the Belgorod Thermal Power Plant.
Before that, the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, reported that Belgorod was attacked by Ukrainian drones. According to him, one of the planes crashed into a residential building and exploded. For this reason, while the windows of the building were partially broken, its facade and roof were also damaged. The head of the district administration announced that none of the local residents were injured. Later, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to attack the Belgorod region again; Air defense forces were neutralized. was shot two drones.
Previously reportedthat drones suppressed by electronic warfare systems fell on the territory of the Novoshakhtinsky oil refinery.