Ukraine says Russian air defence was active in Belgorod region on the day of plane crash

Russian air defence systems were active in the Belgorod region on Wednesday, the same day a Russian military transport plane crashed, a spokesperson for Ukraine's military intelligence told Reuters. "On this day, both sides used UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles): Ukraine – reconnaissance drones, Russia – kamikaze drones. Russian reports confirm that the Russian air defence system worked on the Ukrainian drone," Andriy Yusov said.

Ukraine says Russian air defence was active in Belgorod region on the day of plane crash
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Russian air defence systems were active in the Belgorod region on Wednesday, the same day a Russian military transport plane crashed, a spokesperson for Ukraine's military intelligence told Reuters.

"On this day, both sides used UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles): Ukraine – reconnaissance drones, Russia – kamikaze drones. Russian reports confirm that the Russian air defence system worked on the Ukrainian drone," Andriy Yusov said. (Reporting Felix Hoske, writing by Yuliia Dysa, Dan Peleschuk, Editing by Alex Richardson)

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