MOSCOW. April 9 (Interfax) - Russian forces have downed 236 Ukrainian drones and a Neptun anti-ship missile in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
"Air defense systems have downed 236 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, a Neptun anti-ship missile, and five HIMARS projectiles," the ministry said.
In addition, Russian forces destroyed a radar and hit Ukrainian troops and military hardware in 131 areas, it said.
"A total of 583 planes, 270 helicopters, 19,917 unmanned aerial vehicles, 499 air defense systems, 15,732 tanks and other armored vehicles, 1,266 multiple rocket launchers, 8,753 artillery systems and mortars, and 20,791 special military vehicles have been destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation," the ministry said.