MOSCOW: Russia downed 11 Ukrainian drones nearing Crimea and two headed for Moscow, officials said on Thursday , the latest in a blitz of air strikes on Russian-held territory.
Russia previously said it downed a drone over Kaluga on Monday, as well as seven drones in the region last Thursday. Russia said Saturday it had downed a drone over the ocean near Sevastopol, the base of its Black Sea fleet. Air attacks have multiplied since Kyiv began a counteroffensive in June, though Ukrainian forces have made modest advances on the ground in the face of stiff resistance from Moscow's troops.