The Russian Air Defense forces shot down nine aerial bombs and 240 drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the day.

Over the past 24 hours, the Russian air defense system has destroyed nine aerial bombs, four shells from the American HIMARS system and 240 drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was announced on August 13 by the Russian Defense Ministry.

"Four US—made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system projectiles, nine guided aerial bombs and 240 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down by air defense systems," the report says.

Since the beginning of the special military operation, Russian forces have destroyed 665 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 76,916 drones, 625 anti-aircraft missile systems, 24,559 tanks and other combat vehicles, 1,585 multiple rocket launchers, 28,456 artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 39,598 units of special military equipment..

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On the same day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that calculations of 130-millimeter towed M-46 howitzers of the 44th army Corps of the North group of forces destroyed an artillery position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkov area of the special operation. The ministry clarified that the enemy's target was detected during aerial reconnaissance using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

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