The Russian MoD's press service reported the information.
It is noted that at about 08:15 Russian time, the Russians "stopped an attempt by the Kyiv regime to launch a terrorist attack using a small balloon" against targets in the Russian Federation.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the balloon was destroyed by regular air defense systems over the territory of the Kursk region.
In addition, they say that almost an hour after the previous attack, air defense shot down three more drones that allegedly tried to attack targets in the Belgorod region.