The Russian Defense Ministry announced Wednesday that Russian air defense systems shot down 14 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory, and four unmanned boats were destroyed in the Black Sea heading towards the Peninsula.

Sputnik quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying in a statement, "The Russian air defense destroyed four Ukrainian drones over the territory of Rostov Oblast, and destroyed ten drones over the territory of the Republic of Crimea, while the Black Sea Fleet aviation destroyed four Ukrainian unmanned boats that were heading towards the Crimean Peninsula.”

Ukrainian forces are targeting Russian border areas in Crimea and Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk and Voronezh regions almost daily with drones and missiles, While Russian air defense systems are working to shoot down and destroy it.