Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 182 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles since morning, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The drones were reportedly downed over several Russian regions, as well as over the waters of the Azov and Black seas, the ministry said in a statement, The Caspian Post reports.

According to the ministry, the interceptions took place between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Moscow time (5:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. GMT).

The statement said that air defense systems destroyed 182 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles during that period.

The ministry said the drones were intercepted over the regions of Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kostroma, Kursk, Oryol, Tula, Yaroslavl, and Udmurtia.

The reported interceptions also took place over the Moscow Region, Crimea, and the waters of the Azov and Black seas.