TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Russian air defenses have downed a Tochka U rocket and eight RM-70 Vampire MLRS missiles over the Belgorod Region, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

An attempt by Kyiv to attack targets in Russia using an RM-70 Vampire Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and a Tochka U rocket launcher was foiled at about 7:30 a.m. Moscow time (4:30 a.m. GMT) on March 12.

On-duty air defenses destroyed a Tochka U rocket and eight missiles over the Belgorod Region, TASS reported.

Regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, in turn, wrote on Telegram that five aerial targets had been downed over the Belgorodsky District; there were no casualties or damage. Another four drones were downed over the Borisovsky District; no casualties were reported. "The windows of a private house were shattered and the surface of a school stadium was damaged in the village of Borisovka. The windows of a private house were also shattered in the village of Dubino, and the building’s facade was damaged; besides, a barn suffered damage in another household," Gladkov said.

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