"In the past 24 hours, air defense capabilities intercepted three HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems," Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov said, TASS reported.
Moreover, 18 Ukrainian drones were eliminated, Konashenkov added.
Russian forces destroyed more than 155 Ukrainian troops in the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions over the past 24 hours, he said.
"Over the past 24 hours in those directions the enemy’s losses amounted to over 155 Ukrainian troops dead and injured, 14 vehicles, as well as a US-made M777 artillery system," he noted.
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