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Moscow,SANA- Russian air defense forces shot down nine Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles and intercepted over 20 HIMARS and Olkha rockets and three HARM anti-radar missiles in the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Thursday.
“In the past 24 hours, air defense capabilities shot down nine unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the communities of Golikovo and Chervonopopovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Kirillovka, Yegorovka and Novoandreyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Vasilyevka in the Zaporozhye Region, Vesyoloye and Krynki in the Kherson Region,” the spokesman said.
“In addition, they intercepted 21 HIMARS and Olkha rockets in the areas of the settlements of Vysokoye, Tomarino, Antonovka, Nikolskoye and Novaya Kakhovka in the Kherson Region, and also three HARM anti-radar missiles in the areas of the communities of Guselskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Nikolskoye and Korsunka in the Kherson Region,” the general said.
Russian troops repelled an attack by the Ukrainian military and foreign mercenaries in the Kupyansk area in the past day, Konashenkov reported.
“In the Kupyansk direction, up to two enemy companies reinforced by Neo-Nazis and foreign mercenaries made unsuccessful attempts to attack Russian troop positions in the area of the settlement of Kuzemovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic. The enemy’s units were halted and dispersed at far approaches to the defense line by active operations of our troops and artillery fire,” the spokesman said.
Russian forces destroyed over 90 Ukrainian servicemen and militants, one tank and four combat armored vehicles, the general specified.
MHD Ibrahim
