The Russian Ministry of Defense announced today, Thursday, that two missiles and 11 drones were shot down over the Crimean Peninsula, Bryansk, Kaluga, Tula and Belgorod. A Russian ministry of defense statement said: '4 drones were shot down over the territory of Crimean, two drones were shot down over the territory of the Bryansk region, one drone was shot down over the territory of the Kaluga province, and two drones were shot down over the territory of the Tula province.' The statement added: "Last night, Ukrainian attempts to carry out attacks using drones and missiles on Russian territory were thwarted." The statement continued: 'Air defense systems shot down two missiles and a drone over the Belgorod region. Source: National Iraqi News Agency