The ministry said air-defense systems destroyed fixed-wing drones over 17 Russian regions.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said air-defense systems intercepted and destroyed 311 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over 17 regions of the country overnight. The figure and description of the aircraft come from the ministry; available reports do not provide independent confirmation of the count.
Lenta.ru linked the statement to a strike on a region it described as about 1,500 kilometres from Ukraine. The source text does not name the region or explain where the distance estimate came from, so the detail is omitted here.
The Defense Ministry statement cited by Lenta.ru did not specify the consequences of the alleged strikes or report any casualties. Regional outlets also carried the ministry’s figure of 311 intercepted aircraft.