Russian Defense Ministry: Russian Army Launches Large-Scale Strikes on Ukrainian Military Facilities
On July 12, Xinhua News Agency reported from Moscow (Reporter Zhou Liang) that the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that from the night of the 11th to the early morning of the 12th, the Russian military carried out large-scale strikes and destroyed multiple facilities of the Ukrainian army.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the Russian military struck and destroyed the Ukrainian army's fuel, energy, and transportation facilities, remote drone storage points, ammunition depots, and temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian army and foreign mercenaries in 158 areas. In the past 24 hours, the Russian military has destroyed a total of 585 drones and 11 aerial bombs launched by the Ukrainian army.
On the 12th, the acting governor of Belgorod Oblast, Shvayev, posted on social media that in the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian army launched over 100 attacks on 11 areas of the oblast, resulting in 1 death and 7 injuries. The Russian side intercepted a total of 111 drones.
According to Russian media reports, due to drone attacks, several Russian cities temporarily restricted the takeoff and landing of civilian aircraft from the night of the 11th to the early morning of the 12th, causing dozens of flights to be delayed.
Russian forces conducted large-scale strikes against Ukrainian military facilities from July 11 to 12, 2023, destroying fuel, energy, and transport infrastructure, as well as drone storage and ammunition depots. In the past 24 hours, they reported the destruction of 585 Ukrainian drones and 11 aerial bombs. Concurrently, Ukrainian forces launched over 100 attacks on Belgorod, resulting in one death and seven injuries.
- Russian forces destroyed multiple Ukrainian military facilities including fuel and transport infrastructure.
- 585 Ukrainian drones and 11 aerial bombs were destroyed in the past 24 hours.
- Ukrainian forces launched over 100 attacks on Belgorod, resulting in casualties.
- Russian forces intercepted 111 drones during the same period.
- Civilian flights were temporarily restricted in several Russian cities due to drone attacks.