Russian air defense systems neutralized 17 Ukrainian military unmanned aerial vehicles by shooting down more than 20 HIMARS, Smerch and Uragan MLRS shells as part of a special operation. This was expressed by Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
“Air defense systems intercepted 23 HIMARS, Smerch and Uragan multiple launch rocket systems in one day. In addition, 17 Ukrainian drones were destroyed … ”- informed the representative of the military department of the Russian Federation.
According to Konashenkov, we are talking about hostilities in Novaya Zburyevka, Naked Pristan in the Kherson region, Kremennaya, Varvarovka, Zhytlovka and other settlements of the Luhansk People’s Republic.
Konashenkov has yet to give further details about the special operation in these areas.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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