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Russia claims Ukrainian drones shot down over Black Sea and Kursk region

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Russian air defense allegedly shot down two Ukrainian drones at around 1:00 Moscow time, one over the Black Sea near the Crimean peninsula and the second over the Kursk region, Russian-state media reported on Sept. 4.

No casualties or structural damage has been reported.

Earlier this week, governors of Russia's Belgorod and Kursk regions claimed that Ukraine attacked had Russia with multiple rocket launchers, mortars, and drones, killing one and injuring three residents on Sept. 2.

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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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