Russian combat aviation has destroyed an S-300 air defence systems division of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. A total of 46 military facilities were hit during the day, Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov has said.
“Operational-tactical, army and drone aircraft have hit 46 Ukrainian military facilities. Among them: 11 anti-aircraft missile systems, including a S-300 division, one multiple rocket launcher, three command posts, one electronic warfare station, seven ammunition depots and 18 ammunition accumulation sites”, – the general said.
He added that over the past 24 hours, the aviation and air defence assets of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down one Ukrainian Mi-24 and one Mi-8 helicopter, as well as 12 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, including three Bayraktar TB-2.
Earlier, the Russian Defence Ministry’s spokesman, Major-General Igor Konashenkov, said that the Russian Defence Ministry continued studying documents received from employees of Ukrainian laboratories on the implementation of military and biological programmes in Ukraine by the USA and its NATO allies.