Russian air defense units destroyed 288 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight on July 14, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The unmanned aircraft were intercepted over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Saratov and Tula regions, as well as the Moscow Region, Krasnodar Territory, Crimea and Bashkortostan. Additional drones were shot down over the Azov and Black seas.

During the previous day, between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Moscow time, Russian air defenses downed another 146 Ukrainian UAVs.

The Belgorod Region came under 79 Ukrainian attacks over the past 24 hours, acting governor Alexander Shuvayev said. The strikes targeted the Belgorodsky, Valuysky, Volokonovsky, Grayvoronsky, Ivnyansky, Krasnoyaruzhsky, Rakityansky, Chernyansky and Shebekinsky districts.

Authorities recorded six artillery attacks and two incidents involving explosives dropped from drones. Air defense crews and other units involved in repelling the attacks destroyed 92 UAVs.

Two Emergency Situations Ministry employees were wounded in Grayvoron. Both were admitted to hospital and are receiving medical treatment.