Ukrainie's Defense forces destroy Shahed relay and Russian drone launch site
Photo: Ukrainian soldiers prepare drones for launch (Getty Images)
The Defense Forces of Ukraine struck a Shahed drone relay station in the Black Sea, as well as launch sites and warehouses in the Donetsk region. The attacks were successful, according to a statement by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram.
New Russian military targets struck
On October 7 and the night of October 8, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck several important military facilities belonging to Russian forces:
- In the Donetsk area: a site for the storage, preparation, and launch of enemy strike UAVs. Systematic strikes on such facilities will reduce Russia's ability to target Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.
- In the Black Sea: a mesh network relay station of Russian units.
- In the areas of Prydorozhne in the Luhansk region and Ocheretyne in the Donetsk region: enemy command posts.
- Also in the Ocheretyne area: a warehouse of material and technical resources of Russian forces.
- In the area of Verkhnoosikove in the Donetsk region: a field artillery warehouse of the Russian army.
"Operations against key military targets of Russian forces continue," the General Staff noted.
On October 6, the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck Russian military facilities in the occupied territories. Among the targets were a telecommunications hub near Donetsk, as well as drone and ammunition warehouses.
Furthermore, on October 3 and the night of October 4, the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck several important military facilities of the Russian forces. In particular, in the Donetsk area, Ukrainian soldiers struck a site for the storage, preparation, and launch of enemy strike drones.
