Russian air defence intercepted a Ukrainian drone over the Ryazan Region on Wednesday, TASS News Agency reported. The Russian Defence Ministry told reporters that a drone was sent to Russia in another attempt made by the Ukrainian government. "At around 4:00 a.m. Moscow time, the Kyiv regime tried to attack facilities on the Russian Federation’s territory with a fixed-wing drone. On-duty air defence units eliminated the drone above the territory of the Ryazan Region," the ministry said. At around 2:30 am Moscow time, another drone was intercepted in the region.

Earlier, over the Bryansk Region and Oryol Region of Russia, Ukraine sent fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) today which were again intercepted by Moscow, reported TASS News Agency. "On the morning of August 30, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation using fixed-wing drones was thwarted," the ministry said in a statement.