MOSCOW. March 18 (Interfax) - A further 11 Ukrainian rockets were neutralized over the Belgorod region on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"On duty air defense forces destroyed eight rockets in mid-air fired from a Vampire multiple launch rocket system [MLRS], two Olkha MLRS rockets and one Grad MLRS rocket over the Belgorod region," the ministry said.
The attempted attacks were thwarted between 11:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m., it said.