The Russian Ministry of Defense said that Russian air defense systems intercepted nine HIMARS multiple rocket launchers. This was reported in the daily report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
It was also noted that Russian troops destroyed 19 unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye, Kharkiv and Kherson regions, as well as in the Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics.
On the eve of Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, said that Russian air defense systems have been successful in the past day. to hold Seven Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles launched by the Ukrainian military.
Formerly at the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reportedHe said Russian air defense systems in the special operations zone intercepted one Storm Shadow missile, as well as seven HARM anti-radar missiles and ten HIMARS multiple rocket launchers.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to conduct 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.