Russian aircraft, air defenses down another six Ukrainian drones — Defense Ministry

Russian Politics & Diplomacy March 18, 2022, 11:09

Russia’s tactical, army and unmanned aircraft targeted 81 Ukrainian military facilities

MOSCOW, March 18. /TASS/. Russian aircraft and air defenses have downed another six Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said on Friday.

"Last night, aircraft and air defenses of the Russian Aerospace Forces downed six Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, including a Bayraktar TB-2 drone," he specified.

According to Konashenkov, Russia’s tactical, army and unmanned aircraft targeted 81 Ukrainian military facilities, including "four multiple rocket launchers, three command posts, eight ammunition depots and 28 military equipment storage sites."

A total of 183 unmanned aerial vehicles, 1,406 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 138 multiple rocket launchers, 535 field artillery pieces and mortars and 1,197 military motor vehicles have been destroyed since the start of Russia’s special military operation, the Defense Ministry spokesman said.

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