Russian troops attacked various Ukrainian military facilities over the past 24 hours, Russia's Defense Ministry said on Thursday, while Ukraine said on the same day that it repelled Russian attacks in multiple directions and downed 1,351 drones over the past day.
Over the past 24 hours, Russia's operational/tactical aircraft, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery struck the Ukrainian army's transport and energy infrastructure, sites for the assembly, storage and launch of long-range drones, and ammunition depots, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 148 locations, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
On the same day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a statement that Ukrainian forces over the past day reported 133 combat engagements on the frontline, where Ukrainian troops repelled Russian offensives in multiple directions and shot down 1,351 drones.
Ukrainian forces implemented strikes targeting infrastructure where Russia conducts pre-launch preparations for medium- and intercontinental-range ballistic missiles at the Kapustin Yar test site in the Astrakhan region, said the statement.
Ukraine-made long-range strike weapons, in particular FP-5 Flamingo missiles, were used in the strikes, according to the statement.
Russia strikes various facilities in multiple directions, Ukraine downs 1,351 drones
