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Russia boasts of new destructive strikes: Three destroyed Patriot air defense systems

Ukraine has not commented on the information.

Снимка: БГНЕС

Within 24 hours, the Russian military struck three launchers of the "Patriot" anti-aircraft missile complex, trains carrying Ukrainian servicemen and ammunition, the Russian Ministry of Defense said, as quoted by the Russian service of "BBC", quoted by News.bg.

"Operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the armed forces of the Russian Federation hit three launchers of the anti-aircraft missile complex "Patriot". American production, control center for drones, railway trains with personnel and ammunition", Interfax quoted the Ministry of Defense as saying.

The Russian military says it has destroyed 61 Ukrainian drones and 14 HIMARS missiles.

"During the day, air defense systems shot down a US-made ATACMS operational tactical missile, 14 US-made HIMARS missiles and 61 unmanned aerial vehicles,'' the Defense Department said in a statement.

Ukraine has not commented on the information.