Anti-aircraft missile and gun system (ZRPK) «Pantsir-S1» at the field airfield of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the area of the special military operation on Ukraine. File photoMOSCOW, Apr 21 Over the past 24 hours, Russian air defenses shot down 13 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as one Tochka-U tactical missile, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said. Air defense systems destroyed 13 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the settlements of Berezovaya, Brazhkovka, Verkhnetoretskoe, Debrovka, Izyum, Kalinovka, Kiselevka, Lozovaya, Novobogdanivka, Novoaleksandrovka and Chuvakovka. — he said. Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» According to the words, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. , completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was the liberation of Donbass. Earlier on Thursday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the liberation of Mariupol. 08:00″We have never been shelled so hard»: what are the Donbass preparing for
