Russian forces strike military targets across Ukraine: defense ministry-Xinhua

Russian forces strike military targets across Ukraine: defense ministry

Source: Xinhua| 2026-01-07 23:35:45|Editor: huaxia

MOSCOW, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Armed Forces had struck multiple Ukrainian military targets, including drone-related sites, military depots, and temporary deployment points, Russia's Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

According to the ministry, the strikes targeted facilities involved in the production, storage, pre-flight preparation, and launch of long-range drones, as well as ammunition depots, military equipment warehouses, and temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed forces across 140 locations.

The ministry added that Russian air defense systems intercepted a rocket fired from a U.S.-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and shot down 106 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day.

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