Russian Defense Ministry Announces Shootdown of 592 Ukrainian Drones

Moscow, September 25 (KUNA) -- The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Friday that air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 592 Ukrainian drones on Thursday evening over Russian territories and the Black Sea. In a statement, the ministry added that over the past week, forces carried out strikes targeting Ukrainian military manufacturing facilities, energy infrastructure, port infrastructure, and ships it said were used to transport weapons, equipment, and fuel. It noted that Russian forces destroyed 34 air-dropped bombs, 12 HIMARS rockets, 6 Flaminge missiles, and more than 6,000 Ukrainian drones. Regarding ground operations, the ministry said Russian forces took control of eight towns in the military operation zone and announced the “liberation” of five others, while reporting the liberation of 212 square kilometers and 12 towns since the start of the operation to encircle Ukrainian forces in northeastern Kharkiv. The ministry also pointed out that Russian forces thwarted Ukrainian attempts to break the siege along the Kharkiv and Donetsk axes. (End) D.A.N / A.M.S