Air defenses down twelve Ukrainian UAVs over Tatarstan, Bashkortostan this morning

Military operation in UkraineAir defenses down twelve Ukrainian UAVs over Tatarstan, Bashkortostan this morning MOSCOW, August 9. /TASS/. Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed 12 Ukrainian UAVs over the Regions of Bashkortostan and Tatarstan in the morning, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "On the morning of August 9, air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 12 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over the Regions of Bashkortostan and Tatarstan," it said. 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