The Russian Ministry of Defense announced, today, Monday, that its forces shot down 75 drones launched by Ukraine in the southwestern provinces of the country, and over the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. A statement by the Russian Ministry of Defense said: 'Last night, our defenses shot down 47 Ukrainian drones over Rostov Oblast, one over Belgorod Oblast, one over Voronezh Oblast, one over Smolensk Oblast, 8 over Krasnodar Oblast, and 17 over the Black and Azov Seas.' For its part, the local authorities in the Krasnodar Territory announced that the infrastructure of the oil refinery in the vicinity of the city of Tuapse in Kuban was damaged, as a result of falling debris from the drones at the moment the Russian defenses responded, causing a fire to break out in an area of 50 square meters, and it was extinguished without causing any casualties. Source: National Iraqi News Agency
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