Russian air defense systems intercepted and downed 32
drones within the country's airspace at night, the Russian Defense Ministry
claimed on Telegram on Dec. 30.
These drones were purportedly taken down over the regions of Bryansk, Oryol, Kursk, and Moscow oblasts.
The governor of Bryansk Oblast, Aleksandr Bogomaz, claimed that six drones were shot down over Bryansk and the Bryansky district at night.
Several dozen explosions sounded in Belgorod on the evening of Dec. 29. According to local authorities, these were the result of operational air defense systems.
Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov of Belgorod Oblast later also claimed that air defense systems were operational within the region. He said that there was allegedly "one injured and one killed," but did not provide any other details about this incident.