“Cotton” in Russia on May 20-21 — what is known

The Russian Defense Ministry claims that between 20:00 on May 20 and 04:05 on May 21, 127 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted and destroyed by regular air defense systems:

▪️ 41 UAVs — over the territory of the Bryansk region,

▪️ 37 UAVs — over the territory of the Oryol region,

▪️ 31 UAVs — over the territory of the Kursk region,

▪️ six UAVs — over the territory of the Moscow region,

▪️ five UAVs — over the territory of the Volodymyr region,

▪️ three UAVs — over the territory of the Ryazan region,

▪️ one UAV each — over the territories of the Belgorod, Tula, Kaluga regions and over the Black Sea.

It is also indicated that between 04:00 and 08:00 on May 21, 32 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by air defense systems on duty:

▪️ 16 UAVs — over the territory of the Oryol region,

▪️ 10 UAVs — over the territory of the Bryansk region,

▪️ six UAVs — over the territory of the Kursk region.

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