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Russia claims drone shot down over Bryansk region

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The Russian Defense Ministry claimed a Ukrainian drone was destroyed over Russia's Bryansk region at around midnight on Sept. 5.

Moscow didn't provide any further details on the alleged attack. Kyiv hasn't commented on the incident.

Over the past two days, Russia has also claimed that drones were shot down over the Kaluga, Moscow and Tver oblasts.

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Rachel Amran is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked on the Europe and Central Asia team of Human Rights Watch investigating war crimes in Ukraine. Rachel holds a master's degree in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Regional Studies from Columbia University.

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