Russia Claims 1,120 Drone Intercepts After Striking 159 Ukrainian Military Sites
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Updated · atlaspress.news · Aug 23
Russia Claims 1,120 Drone Intercepts After Striking 159 Ukrainian Military Sites
3 articles · Updated · atlaspress.news · Aug 23
Summary
Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces hit fuel, energy and transport infrastructure used by the Ukrainian army over the past 24 hours, along with troop positions and temporary deployment areas at 159 locations.
The ministry said the attacks used tactical aircraft, attack drones, missiles and artillery, and also targeted a radar station, drone assembly workshops and storage sites for drones and components.
Russian air defences also claimed to have destroyed 1,120 Ukrainian drones, eight guided bombs and four US-made HIMARS rockets during the same period.
Moscow further said Ukrainian forces lost about 1,355 soldiers across the front line, but gave no independently verifiable evidence on damage or casualties.
TASS carried the statement, and the claims fit a broader pattern in the war of both Russia and Ukraine publishing battlefield figures that often cannot be independently confirmed.
With Russia claiming over a thousand drones intercepted daily, are these figures a genuine military triumph or a smokescreen hiding massive battlefield losses?
As both nations systematically destroy each other's energy grids, who will ultimately survive this brutal war of logistical attrition?