Military units successfully obliterated eight drones in Russian airspace within a brief 30-minute span.
In a series of incidents that took place between 23:00 and 23:30 Moscow time on a recent date, seven unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were destroyed over the Bryansk region, and one UAV was destroyed over the Oryol region. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that duty air defense units detected and neutralized these aerial targets.
According to reports from RT, five people were injured with shrapnel wounds as a result of the attacks, and six residential buildings were damaged in the Belgorod region. However, no information was provided about the condition of the injured individuals or the extent of the damage to the residential buildings.
The incidents involving the destruction of unmanned aerial vehicles occurred in the Bryansk and Oryol regions, with the operational headquarters of the Belgorod region reporting that the UAVs were launched from Ukrainian formations.
The latest available information on the reported Special Operation in the Bryansk and Oryol regions involves Russian drone activity directed at Ukraine rather than specific details about Ukrainian drone destruction operations inside Russia in these regions. The Ukrainian Air Force reported large-scale drone strikes launched by Russian forces from the Bryansk direction on July 12, 2025. Russian forces reportedly deployed 339 Shahed-type drones plus 258 decoy drones (totaling 597 drones) from Bryansk and other directions targeting Ukraine.
Russian forces continue to conduct drone strikes and offensive operations in eastern Ukraine, including areas near Kharkiv, Zaporizhia, Luhansk, Donetsk, and Kherson. Russian specialized drone units such as the BARS-Sarmat and Anvar Spetsnaz detachments are active in these operations.
It's worth noting that there is no direct public confirmation in the latest reports (as of mid-July 2025) of a Ukrainian "Special Operation" inside Bryansk or Oryol focused on destroying Russian UAVs in those regions specifically. The overall conflict dynamics from these reports suggest heavy use of drones on both sides for reconnaissance and guided strikes, but documented operations focus on contested zones primarily within Ukraine, not deep inside Russian territory like Bryansk or Oryol.
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- In the realm of general news, politics, and war-and-conflicts, reports indicate that Russian drone activity, particularly from the Bryansk and Oryol regions, has been directed at Ukraine.
- crime-and-justice updates also reveal that in the aftermath of the drone incidents, five people were injured due to shrapnel wounds in the Belgorod region, although information about their condition is scarce.
