MOSCOW. Aug 28 (Interfax) - Russian forces have downed 49 Ukrainian drones and three HIMARS projectiles in the special military operation zone over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
"Air defense has downed two French-made Hammer guided air bombs, three U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles, and 49 unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.
Tactical aircraft, drones, missile forces and artillery of the Russian groups of forces hit a camp of foreign mercenaries and concentrations of Ukrainian troops and military hardware in 148 areas, it said.
"In total, 640 planes, 283 helicopters, 30,613 unmanned aerial vehicles, 575 air defense missile systems, 17,589 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,426 multiple rocket launchers, 13,720 artillery systems and mortars, and 25,312 special military vehicles have been destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation," it said.