The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday that Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 81 Ukrainian drones during the past night.

The ministry stated in a press release: “During the past night, 81 Ukrainian drones were intercepted and destroyed by air defense systems on duty,” according to the Russian news agency Sputnik.

The statement added that “26 drones were destroyed over Voronezh region, 25 over Belgorod region, 12 over Rostov region, 11 over Kursk region, and 7 over Volgograd region.”