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Five Russian oblasts allegedly came under drone attack overnight on May 2, with 12 drones reportedly "shot down” by Russian air defenses, the Russian Defense Ministry wrote on Telegram.

The representatives of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation and other "law enforcement bodies" in occupied territories of Ukraine and Russian oblasts located close to them have started to recruit people involved in criminal investigations into the war against Ukraine.

Several Russian oblasts, including Kursk, Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kaluga, were targeted by a series of drone attacks on April 20, causing damage and casualties, according to local Russian officials.

Aircraft-type UAVs attacked eight Russian oblasts on the night of 19-20 April. Source: Russian Defence MInistry Details: Russian military sources claimed their air defence systems destroyed and intercepted fifty UAVs: 26 were downed over the territory of Belgorod Oblast, 10 over the territory of Bryansk Oblast, 8 over the territory of Kursk Oblast, 2 over Tula Oblast, 1 over each of the territories of Smolensk, Ryazan, Kaluga and Moscow oblasts.

The number of fatalities in the crash of the Russian military transport aircraft IL-76 in Russia’s Ivanovo Oblast has risen to 16, local Telegram channel 112 reported on March 12, citing sources.

Russia’s Bryansk and Kaluga oblasts were attacked by at least five drones, local authorities reported on Feb. 20.

The Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing Russia's Defense Ministry, that its air defense "shot down two Ukrainian drones over Kursk Oblast, five over Bryansk Oblast, four over Orlov Oblast, two over Krasnodar Krai, and six over the Black Sea" overnight on Feb. 9.

The Russian Defence Ministry has claimed that 11 Ukrainian drones attacked four Russian oblasts in the small hours of 1 February. Source: Russian Defence Ministry Details: The Russian Defence Ministry said Russian air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 11 UAVs at night and around 06:30 (Moscow time).

Boris Nadezhdin, who previously served in Russia's parliament, has attracted attention for repeatedly voicing his opposition to the war on television. He called the full-scale war a mistake and said that Russia could not defeat Ukraine using its current methods.

Two Russian oblasts, Voronezh and Belgorod, were attacked with 12 drones overnight on 15-16 January. Source: Ministry of Defence of Russia Quote: "Regular air defence assets have destroyed five and intercepted three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles above the territory of Voronezh Oblast.