14.According to the Russian Defense Ministry, its air defense shot down 37 drones and four missiles over Kursk Oblast, 37 over Voronezh Oblast, 17 over Belgorod Oblast, 11 over Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, nine over Volgograd Oblast, three over Bryansk Oblast, two over Oryol Oblast, and one over Rostov Oblast.If confirmed, it would be the largest drone attack by Ukraine throughout the entire full-scale war. A previous attack in May saw the Kremlin claiming to have downed 102 drones.0:00/1×Purported footage of a drone flying over Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Oblast on Aug. 14, 2024. (Astra/Telegram)Russian Telegram channels claimed explosions in the village of Savasleyka in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, which hosts a Russian airbase and is located some 650 kilometers (403 miles) from the border with Ukraine.Russian warplanes are based at the Savasleyka airfield, including MiG-31K aircraft, a carrier of Kinzhal ballistic missiles that Russia uses to attack Ukraine.Explosions were also reported in the town of Borisoglebsk in Voronezh Oblast, where another Russian airfield is located, and near the Baltimore (Malshevo) airbase near Voronezh.Voronezh Oblast lies in western Russia and borders the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast.