MOSCOW, May 22. Russian air defense systems shot down 11 Ukrainian drones in a day, an official said Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov. «Russian air defense systems shot down 11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the air during the day in the areas of the settlements of Kurakhovo, Guselskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic, Popasnaya of the Luhansk People's Republic, Chernobaevka of the Kherson region, Russkaya Lozovaya, Kazachya Lopan, Nizsheye, Malaya Kamyshevakha and Petrivske, Kharkiv region,» Konashenkov said at a briefing on Sunday. In addition, in the areas of the settlements of Kamenka and Bukino, Kharkiv region, two Ukrainian rockets of the Smerch multiple launch rocket system were intercepted,» he added. he.Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Armed Forces on March 25 completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
