MOSCOW, February 22. /TASS/. Russian air defense systems shot down seven HIMARS multiple launch rockets, five guided aerial bombs, and 326 fixed-wing drones of the Ukrainian army in 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
"Air defense systems shot down five guided aerial bombs, seven rockets from the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, and 326 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the report said.
Russian troops have launched a strike with long-range precision weapons against Ukrainian military-industrial complex and energy infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Ukrainian army, with all designated objects affected, the ministry said.
"Over the past 24 hours, in response to the Kiev regime's terrorist attacks on civilian infrastructure in Russia, the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike using long-range, land-and air-based precision weapons, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, against Ukrainian military-industrial complex and energy infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian army. The strike's objectives were achieved. All designated targets were hit," the report said.
Russian troops also destroyed a logistics center and a storage facility for the Ukrainian army’s UAVs and their components in 24 hours, the ministry said, adding that temporary deployment points for Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries in 144 districts were hit.
