Air defense systems destroyed 207 drones, 11 aerial bombs and two HIMARS shells in a day.

During the day, the air defense forces shot down 207 aircraft-type drones, eleven guided aerial bombs and two HIMARS rockets in the zone of a special military operation (SVO). This was announced on January 13 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

"Air defense systems shot down 11 guided aerial bombs, two US—made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and 207 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said in a statement.

Storage sites for long-range drones and locations of Ukrainian formations in 150 districts were also hit during the day. Since the beginning of the special military operation, 670 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 108665 unmanned aerial vehicles, 645 anti-aircraft missile systems, 27085 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles have been destroyed.

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On the same day, it was reported that units of the Dnepr group of forces were using unmanned Sirius-82 boats to disrupt attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to force the Dnieper River in the Kherson region. According to the platoon commander of unmanned boats with the call sign Kolibri, the use of unmanned boats makes it possible to effectively block waterways, limit enemy maneuver and isolate his movement through the waterways of the Kherson region.

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