MOSCOW, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Armed Forces have struck Ukrainian transport infrastructure, long-range drone launch sites and other military targets in 153 locations, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday.
The strikes were carried out using operational-tactical aviation, strike drones, missile forces, and artillery, the ministry said.
Russia's air defense systems shot down 11 guided aerial bombs and 631 fixed-wing drones. Forces of the Black Sea Fleet also destroyed an unmanned Ukrainian surface vessel in the northeastern Black Sea, according to the ministry.
The ministry added that Russian forces had taken control of the settlement of Piskunovka in the Donbas region. ■