OREANDA-NEWS  The air defense system shot down 23 UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Wednesday night over the Rostov, Kursk, Smolensk, Oryol, Bryansk and Belgorod regions, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"Seven UAVs are over the territory of the Rostov region, five over the territory of Kursk, four over the territory of Smolensk, three each over the territories of the Orel and Bryansk regions and one over the territory of the Belgorod region," the message says.