MOSCOW, October 31. /TASS/. Russian forces destroyed Ukrainian army sites producing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and naval drones over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.

"Near the settlement of Malodolinskoye in the Odessa Region, the sites for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles and naval drones were destroyed," the ministry said in a statement.

Russian forces destroy two Leopard tanks, repel five Ukrainian attacks in Kupyansk area

Russian forces repulsed five Ukrainian army attacks and destroyed two Leopard tanks in the Kupyansk area over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the Kupyansk direction, units of the western battlegroup supported by aircraft, artillery and heavy flamethrower fires repulsed in their active operations five attacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 54th mechanized brigade near the settlement of Sinkovka in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in the Kupyansk area over the past 24 hours totaled as many as 60 personnel, four tanks, including two German-made Leopard tanks, three armored combat vehicles, two motor vehicles and two Gvozdika motorized artillery systems, the ministry specified.

Russian forces repulse three Ukrainian attacks in Krasny Liman area over past day

Russian forces repulsed three Ukrainian army attacks in the Krasny Liman area, destroying roughly 250 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the Krasny Liman direction, three attacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 21st and 24th mechanized brigades were repulsed by well-coordinated operations of units from the battlegroup Center, army aircraft strikes and artillery fire near the settlements of Chervonaya Dibrova in the Lugansk People’s Republic and Yampolovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The enemy’s losses in the Krasny Liman direction in the past 24 hours amounted to "250 personnel, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks and two US-manufactured M777 artillery systems," the ministry specified.

Russian forces destroy 170 Ukrainian troops in Donetsk area over past day

Russian forces destroyed roughly 170 Ukrainian troops and three tanks in the Donetsk area over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the Donetsk direction, units of the southern battlegroup supported by artillery and heavy flamethrower systems inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 42nd and 93rd mechanized brigades near the settlements of Kleshcheyevka and Kurdyumovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The enemy’s losses in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours totaled as many as 170 personnel, three tanks, two US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, three armored combat vehicles and two motor vehicles, the ministry specified.

In counter-battery fire, Russian forces destroyed US-manufactured M198 and M119 howitzers, D-20 and D-30 howitzers, a Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery gun, Akatsiya and Gvozdika motorized artillery systems and two Grad multiple rocket launchers, the ministry said.

Russian forces eliminate 160 Ukrainian troops in south Donetsk area over past day

Russian forces struck two Ukrainian army brigades in the south Donetsk area, eliminating roughly 160 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the south Donetsk direction, units of the battlegroup East in interaction with army aircraft and artillery inflicted damage by firepower on amassed personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 72nd mechanized brigade and 128th territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Ugledar and Staromayorskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in the south Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours "totaled as many as 160 personnel, two armored combat vehicles, seven motor vehicles and a Gvozdika motorized artillery system," the ministry specified.

Russian forces eliminate over 140 Ukrainian troops, two US-made guns in Zaporozhye area

Russian forces eliminated over 140 Ukrainian troops and two US-made self-propelled artillery systems in the Zaporozhye area over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian battlegroup supported by aircraft, artillery and heavy flamethrower fires repulsed an attack by an assault group of the Ukrainian army’s 118th mechanized brigade near the settlement of Rabotino in the Zaporozhye Region. The Ukrainian army’s losses totaled over 140 personnel, five armored combat vehicles, six pickup trucks and two M109 Paladin howitzers," the ministry said.

Russian forces strike two Ukrainian army brigades in Kherson area over past day

Russian forces inflicted damage on two Ukrainian army brigades in the Kherson area over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the Kherson direction, units of the Dnepr battlegroup operating in interaction with army aircraft and artillery inflicted damage by firepower on amassed personnel and military hardware of the Ukrainian army’s 35th and 36th marine infantry brigades in the area of Alekseyevsky Island and near the town of Berislav in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.

Kiev loses 125 troops in Kherson area over past day

Russian forces struck Ukrainian army units in the Kherson area, killing and wounding roughly 125 enemy troops and destroying two artillery guns over the past day, the ministry reported.

"The enemy lost as many as 125 personnel killed and wounded, two motor vehicles, a Gvozdika motorized artillery system and a D-30 howitzer," the ministry said.

Russian forces pound Ukrainian troops, equipment in 132 areas over past day

Russian forces struck Ukrainian troops and military hardware in 132 areas over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Operational/tactical and army aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groupings of forces inflicted damage on [enemy] manpower and military hardware in 132 areas," the ministry said.

Russian air defenses intercept 8 Storm Shadow, 2 Neptune missiles in Ukraine operation

Russian air defense forces intercepted eight Storm Shadow and two Neptune missiles of the Ukrainian army over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Eight Storm Shadow cruise missiles, two Neptune anti-ship missiles and six rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system were intercepted," the ministry said.

In addition, Russian air defense capabilities destroyed 33 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day, in particular, near the settlements of Zolotaryovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Podgornoye and Kleshcheyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the ministry specified.

Russian air defenses down Ukrainian MiG-29 warplane, Mi-8 helicopter over past day

Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet and a Mi-8 helicopter over the past day, the ministry reported.

"During the last 24-hour period, air defense capabilities shot down a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 aircraft and a Mi-8 helicopter near the settlements of Privetnoye in the Zaporozhye Region and Verovka in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.

In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 518 Ukrainian warplanes, 254 helicopters, 8,464 unmanned aerial vehicles, 441 surface-to-air missile systems, 13,044 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,172 multiple rocket launchers, 6,929 field artillery guns and mortars and 14,797 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, the ministry reported.