MOSCOW. Dec 24 (Interfax) - Russian air defense has downed 65 Ukrainian drones and four HIMARS projectiles in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
"Air defense has downed four projectiles of a U.S.-made HIMARS high mobility artillery rocket system and 65 fixed-wing drones," the ministry said.
Tactical aircraft, attack drones, missile forces and artillery of the Russian groups of forces have struck airbase infrastructure, ammo and drone depots, and concentrations of Ukrainian troops and hardware in 146 areas, it said.