MOSCOW: A total of 39 fixed-wing Ukrainian drones were intercepted and shot down over various Russian regions in the past 24 hours, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. According to Azeri-Press news agency, in the early hours of October 30, on-duty air defenses intercepted and destroyed 23 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles. Among these, seven were shot down over the Rostov Region in the south, five over the borderline region of Kursk, four over the Western Russian region of Smolensk, three over the Central Russian region of Oryol, three over the borderline region of Bryansk, and one over the borderline region of Belgorod. Additionally, 11 more drones were destroyed later in the day. This included two over the Kursk Region, one over the Central Russian Voronezh Region, and one each over the waters of the Azov and Black seas.