OREANDA-NEWS A drone of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) was shot down over the Belgorod region. This was announced by the Ministry of Defense in Telegram.

The aircraft was destroyed by air defense equipment on duty at about 13:00 Moscow time.

The Ministry of Defense clarified that the intercepted drone refers to aircraft-type drones. Such devices can carry up to several tens of kilograms of explosives and travel considerable distances.

On the night of August 9, Ukrainian drones attacked the Lipetsk region. One of them damaged an energy infrastructure facility. Specialists have already started restoration work.