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“Russian air defence models destroyed 122 Ukrainian drones in a single day that focused the capital Moscow and scores of different Russian areas, injuring a minimum of one individual,” Russian authorities mentioned on Thursday (July 17, 2025.)
“Greater than half of the drones had been destroyed over the Belgorod, Kursk and Bryansk areas that border Ukraine,” the Russian Defence Ministry mentioned on the Telegram messaging app. “Three drones had been destroyed over the Moscow area,” it added.
“One individual was calmly injured and a civilian facility sustained minor harm within the Smolensk area that borders Belarus, regional Governor Vasily Anokhin,” it mentioned on Telegram. “A Ukrainian drone assault on Wednesday (July 16, 2025) killed three folks and injured a minimum of 17 others within the Belgorod area,” regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov mentioned.
Reuters couldn’t independently confirm the experiences. There was no quick remark from Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine have accused one another of concentrating on civilians, one thing either side deny, in the midst of the struggle, now nicely into its fourth yr.
Revealed – July 17, 2025 11:57 am IST
