MOSCOW, April 9. /TASS/. Over the past day, Russian air defense systems intercepted 10 HIMARS and Smerch MLRS shells, a Grom-2 missile, and destroyed 14 drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday.

"Air defense systems intercepted ten HIMARS and Smerch MLRS shells, as well as one Grom-2 operational-tactical missile. In addition, 14 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed," he said.