Russian warplane downs Ukrainian drone over Black Sea - Russian Defense Ministry

MOSCOW. Aug 29 (Interfax) - A drone operated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces targeting areas on Russian territory has been shot down over the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"An attempt by the Kiev regime to perpetrate a terror attack on areas of the Russian Federation using a fixed-wing UAV was prevented at around noon today," the ministry said.

"A marine aviation plane downed the unmanned aerial vehicle over the Black Sea," it said.