Rome, 18 July (LaPresse) – Russian air defence forces intercepted and destroyed 73 Ukrainian drones during the night. This was reported by the Tass news agency, citing a statement from the Ministry of Defence, adding that 10 drones were shot down in the Moscow region, including three flying towards Moscow. Thirty-one drones were shot down in the Bryansk region, 17 in the Oryol region, 10 in the Moscow region, 4 UAVs in the Republic of Crimea and 3 UAVs over the Sea of Azov. In addition, two UAVs were destroyed in the Smolensk and Nizhny Novgorod regions, one UAV in each of the Belgorod, Kaluga and Voronezh regions, and one UAV was shot down over the Black Sea.