Russia shoots down multiple Ukrainian drones; Ukraine strikes Russian energy facilities.
Xinhua News Agency Moscow/Kiev, June 12 (Reporters Hou Ming, Li Dongxu) - Moscow Mayor Sobyanin stated on social media on the 12th that multiple Ukrainian drones were shot down that day. According to TASS, a total of 16 drones were shot down while approaching Moscow from the morning until around 14:00.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces stated on social media on the 12th that in the early hours of that day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched attacks on energy facilities in the Republic of Dagestan and Samara Oblast, as well as military and logistical facilities of the Russian army located in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk regions.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that the Dagestan Oil Refinery Complex and the Taif-Nizhny Kamsk Oil Refinery located in Nizhny Kamsk, Republic of Dagestan, as well as the Tolyatti-Khlyupin Petrochemical Plant in Samara Oblast caught fire after being attacked.
On June 12, Russian forces shot down 16 Ukrainian drones near Moscow. The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched attacks on Russian energy facilities in Dagestan and Samara, resulting in fires at the sites. The strikes targeted military and logistical facilities in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk regions.
- 16 Ukrainian drones were shot down near Moscow.
- Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked energy facilities in Dagestan and Samara.
- Fires broke out at the attacked facilities in Dagestan and Samara.
- The attacks occurred on June 12.
- The Russian mayor confirmed the drone shootdowns.