Russia announces the downing of 95 drones and the destruction of multiple Ukrainian military infrastructures.

Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, June 8 - The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the 8th that Russian air defense forces shot down 95 Ukrainian drones in multiple locations that day, and the Russian military also destroyed several military infrastructures used by Ukraine.

According to the report released by the Russian Ministry of Defense via social media, from 14:00 to 20:00 Moscow time on the 8th, Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 95 fixed-wing drones of Ukraine over various locations including Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, and Kursk regions in western Russia, as well as over the Black Sea.

The Russian Ministry of Defense also stated that the Russian military destroyed multiple ammunition depots, fuel depots, transportation and power facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as 139 temporary deployment points of Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries. In addition, the Russian Southern Group of Forces took action that day to occupy a town in the Donetsk region.

The report stated that the Russian military used rocket artillery systems to destroy several Ukrainian positions in Sumy Oblast in northeastern Ukraine. Russian Su-34 aircraft attacked several drone control stations and personnel of Ukraine within the operational area of the Russian Southern Group of Forces, while Russian unmanned systems combat forces destroyed one Ukrainian patrol boat in the Black Sea waters. (End)