IN BRIEF: Two fatalities in Sochi after overnight Ukrainian drone strike

MOSCOW, July 24. /TASS/. Russian air defense systems shot down 39 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) overnight over the waters of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, as well as in the skies over the Krasnodar Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

According to the latest data, two women were killed by falling drone debris in Sochi’s Adler District on the Black Sea coast, while 11 individuals were injured.

TASS has compiled the key facts about the aftermath.

- Air defense systems on duty from 8:40 p.m. Moscow time (5:40 p.m. GMT) on July 23 to 1:40 a.m. Moscow time on July 24 intercepted 39 Ukrainian fixed-wing aerial vehicles over the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, as well as over the Krasnodar Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

- According to the ministry, 21 UAVs were taken down over the waters of the Black Sea, 11 - over the Sea of Azov, and seven drones were downed over the Krasnodar Region.