Russian farmers harvest over 4.5 mln tons of grain year-to-date

MOSCOW, July 7. /TASS/. Russian farmers have harvested over 4.5 mln tons of grain since the beginning of this year, with harvesting operations underway in 16 regions of the country, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev said.

"The harvest campaign has kicked off in Russia. Harvesting operations have begun in 16 regions. So far, more than 4.5 mln tons of grain have been threshed," he said at a meeting devoted to seasonal field operations.

Air defenses destroy 116 Ukrainian UAVs over Russian regions within 12-hour period

In particular, drones were intercepted over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Omsk, Smolensk, Tver, Tula, Krasnodar and Moscow Regions, the Republic of Bashkortostan and the Republic of Crimea

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