A drone was shot down over North Ossetia

On the night of January 7, Russian air defense systems shot down one fixed-wing drone over North Ossetia. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported this on its Telegram channel.

According to the ministry's statement, a total of nine Ukrainian fixed-wing drones were intercepted and destroyed in southern Russia: five over the Black Sea, two over Crimea, and one each in the Krasnodar Krai and North Ossetia. Airports in Gelendzhik, Vladikavkaz, Grozny, and Magas were suspended.

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