The Russian Ministry of Defense announced today, Saturday, the downing of 8 Ukrainian drones in the west of the country. The Ministry said in a statement: 'Last night, Russian defenses shot down 8 Ukrainian drones over the Kursk and Belgorod provinces in southwestern Russia.' The statement indicated that "Ukrainian forces target on an almost daily basis the Russian border areas in the provinces of Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Voronezh, Rostov, and the Crimean Peninsula with drones and missiles. Source: National Iraqi News Agency