Russia: 61 Ukrainian drones were shot down

report Mehr News Agency According to Sputnik, the Ministry of Defense of Russia published a statement on Sunday announcing that the air defense systems of the country’s armed forces last night in Different regions intercepted and destroyed 61 attacking drones and 9 “ATACMS” missiles of the Ukrainian army.

hours ago Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Russia’s Belgorod region, also announced that the defense systems of the armed forces This country intercepted and shot down an attacking drone of the Ukrainian army in the Chernyansky region early this Sunday without any loss of life.

Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry yesterday Saturday, in response to the escalation of drone attacks in different regions of the country, issued a statement warning the United States, the European Union and Ukraine that They are playing with fire.

The statement said that “on May 16 and 17, the neo-Nazi regime in Kiev launched another massive attack with fixed-wing drones and drone boats against Crimea, Krasnodar region and other regions of Russia did. Once again, we would like to clearly warn Washington, London, Brussels and other Western capitals, as well as Kiev, which is under their control, that they are playing with fire. Russia will not leave such aggression in its territory unanswered.

He further added that behind these brutal attacks with Western weapons, the ghosts of American and British officials of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are clearly visible.

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In another part of this statement, referring to the frequent visits of Western officials to Ukraine, it is emphasized that “they not only give him long-range missiles and heavy weapons, but also They allow them to be used against Russia as well, thus contributing to the further escalation of the conflict.