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Russian forces targeted the institutions of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex involved in the production, storage and launch of offensive drones that are used to carry out terrorist attacks against Russia.
A spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said in the daily briefing on the progress of the special military operation: The Russian strikes, which were carried out with long-range, high-precision weapons launched from the air, achieved their goal, and thwarted the Kyiv regime's plans to launch terrorist attacks on Russia very soon.
Konashenkov indicated that more than 40 Ukrainian soldiers were killed on the Kobyansk axis north of Luhansk, more than 150 Ukrainian soldiers were killed or wounded on the Krasny Liman axis north of Donetsk, and more than 110 soldiers were liquidated on the Donetsk axis amid continuing offensive operations, and more than 50 other soldiers were killed. On the southern axis of Donetsk in a day.
Konashenkov pointed out that the Russian forces destroyed 6 Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups in Zaporozhye and Donetsk, and hit 68 artillery units at firing positions, forces and military equipment in 102 regions.
Konashenkov announced that Russian forces had destroyed a US-made anti-battery radar in Donetsk, an artillery ammunition depot in Zaporozhye, and two Polish-made Krab howitzers in Donetsk.
Konashenkov explained that the Russian air defense media shot down an Mi-8 helicopter in Donetsk, 15 drones in separate areas, and intercepted 7 missiles from US-made HIMARS missile launchers.
The total of what has been destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation is 355 aircraft, 199 helicopters, 27,779 drones, 399 anti-aircraft missile systems, 7,350 tanks and other armored vehicles, 957 rocket launchers, 3,756 pieces of field artillery and mortars, and 7,859 special military vehicles.
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