Moscow: The Russian Ministry of Defense announced Thursday that its air defense systems shot down 154 Ukrainian drones overnight over several regions.

According to Qatar News Agency, the ministry stated that Ukrainian forces targeted the regions of Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov, Samara, and the Crimean Peninsula, as well as areas over the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, with 154 drones.

Since February 24, 2022, Russia and Ukraine have issued near-daily reports on the course of the fighting and the affected areas. However, due to the ongoing war and the nature of the conflict, these statements cannot be independently verified.