Over 100 Ukrainian drones downed in Russia overnight - MOD --Four firefighters have been injured in an attack on Nizhny Novgorod Region, the local governor has said | 20 Oct 2024 | Russian forces destroyed more than 100 Ukrainian drones attempting to target facilities in several regions overnight, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Sunday. The military thwarted "an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation," the ministry said. Air defenses intercepted or destroyed 110 UAVs, 43 of which were taken down over the Kursk Region near the border, where fighting has been raging since early August.