MOSCOW, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Russian forces struck Ukrainian military-related targets in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russian civilian facilities over the past week, Russia's Defense Ministry said Friday.
From Sunday to Friday, Russian forces conducted one large-scale strike and six coordinated group strikes using high-precision armaments, including the Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles, it said.
The strikes neutralized a range of key targets across Ukraine, including military-industrial enterprises, energy facilities supporting their operations, and transport and port infrastructure backing the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the ministry said.
The ministry further said that Russian forces downed a Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 fighter aircraft this week, noting that six guided aerial bombs, two Grom tactical missiles, three U.S.-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, and 1,662 fixed-wing drones were also destroyed during the period. ■