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Night attack on Russia: Witnesses claim seeing Ukrainian drones in two regions

Night attack on Russia: Witnesses claim seeing Ukrainian drones in two regions Illustrative photo (Getty Images)

Residents of two Russian regions heard the sounds of a drone on the night of December 27, report the governor of the Rostov region, Vasily Golubev, and the Ministry of Defense of Russia.

According to Russian media, purportedly Ukrainian drones flew over the Belgorod and Rostov regions.

"On the night of December 27, a drone was shot down over the territory of the Rostov region by air defense forces. The consequences on the ground are being clarified," said Governor Vasily Golubev.

The Ministry of Defense, in turn, stated that both drones were shot down.

"Two Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed over the territories of the Belgorod and Rostov regions by duty air defense means," the statement said.

Attack on the Russian Federation and temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine

Earlier, we reported that a powerful explosion occurred in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol. The occupation authorities announced a missile danger.

Also, on the night of December 26, tactical aviation of the Air Force attacked the large landing ship Novocherkassk of the Russian Black Sea Fleet with cruise missiles in the area of Feodosia.

For more details on the destruction of the Novocherkassk, refer to the material by RBC-Ukraine.

Also, we reported that several Russian military personnel were injured by a drone strike in the Belgorod region of Russia.