The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Sunday that attacks on Ukraine on the last day targeted the installations of the neighboring country’s military-industrial complex and depots of “attack drones”.
“On December 31, Russian armed forces with long-range and precision weapons attacked air targets of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex involved in the production of attack drones used to carry out terrorist attacks against the Russian Federation,” they said. , quoted by Efe.
According to defense spokesman Igor Konashenkov, the missiles “hit warehouses and attacked drone launch systems”, so “the target of the attack was achieved”.
“The plans of the Kiev regime to carry out terrorist attacks against Russia in the near future have failed,” he added.
For its part, the Ukrainian command reported that the enemy “carried out 31 missile strikes and 12 airstrikes” in the past 24 hours, causing damage in eight regions of the country.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces added that the Russians deployed 13 Shahed-136 ‘drones’ shot down by Ukraine’s anti-aircraft defenses.
The Russian military offensive in Ukraine started on February 24 and was condemned by the international community at large, which responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and imposing political and economic sanctions on Russia.
According to the UN, the invasion and ensuing war have already led to the flight of more than 14 million people, more than half of them to other European countries, with nearly 18 million Ukrainians in need of humanitarian assistance and 9.3 million in need of aid to eat and eat. have accommodation.
Source: DN
