Russia says air defense shot down Ukrainian drone over Belgorod

The Russian Ministry of Defense says it foiled what it called an attempt by Ukraine to “carry out a terrorist attack” with a drone over Belgorod. 

“On September 8, at about 15.00, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack by an aircraft-type UAV on objects on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped,” the ministry said in a statement on Friday. 

“An unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region by air defense systems on duty,” it added. 

Kyiv has launched several strategic aerial strikes in Russian territory in the last few months