Russia says it destroys 46 Ukrainian drones overnight

(Reuters) - Russia's aerial defence units destroyed 46 Ukrainian drones overnight, its defence ministry said connected Tuesday, the bulk of them implicit the Belgorod portion connected the borderline with Ukraine.

On the Telegram messaging app, the Russian defence ministry said 41 drones were downed implicit the Belgorod region, and the remainder implicit the territories of the Bryansk, Kursk and Oryol region.

One idiosyncratic was injured successful the overnight onslaught and respective houses were damaged, Belgorod determination politician Vyacheslav Gladkov said connected Telegram.

Alexander Bogomaz, the politician of the Bryansk region, which besides borders Ukraine, said determination were nary contiguous reports of injuries oregon damages from the attack.

There was nary contiguous remark from Ukraine astir the attack.

Kyiv has often said its strikes wrong Russia purpose to destruct infrastructure cardinal to Moscow's warfare efforts and are successful effect to Russia's relentless bombing of Ukraine since the commencement of the warfare 3 years ago.

(Reporting by Lidia Kelly successful Melbourne; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)