 Drones attack Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region for the first time since the start of war. In recent days, the drones fell in a forest area near the motorway between the villages of Chernukov, Stary, Kliuchishkiy in Slovo district. This was reported by local media and residents, Astra reports. These are the first reports of UAVs in the region since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the air defense forces intercepted and destroyed eight drones over the Belgorod region, two over Voronezh region, and another one over Kursk region. The air defense shot down two aerial targets in Belgorod region. The region's governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said in the early hours of February 1. Our air defense system has worked in the Yakovlevsky city district. Two aerial targets were shot down on the approach to the town of Strytov. Gladkov wrote, according to him, now the operational services are still clarifying information about the consequences on the ground. But according to preliminary data, there are no casualties and destruction. Russian media reported that two drones were shot down in the Nizhny Novgorod region near an oil refinery and two petroleum plants. The Russian Defense Ministry has not commented on the report.