Russia Announces Destruction of 142 Drones and Strike on Power Station in Zhytomyr

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced today, Sunday, that air defense systems successfully intercepted and destroyed 142 Ukrainian drones during the night hours, and that its forces targeted a Ukrainian electrical substation.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that a 330-kilovolt electrical substation in the Zhytomyr region of western Ukraine was targeted, noting that the struck facility supplied electricity to Ukrainian military-industrial installations.

Additionally, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the targeting of a container ship in the Black Sea southwest of Odesa, which was transporting weapons and military equipment to Ukraine.

The ministry said that Russian forces continue to target energy and fuel infrastructure facilities in Ukraine used for the benefit of Ukrainian forces, along with naval vessels used to transport military shipments.

For their part, Ukrainian authorities announced that Russian forces launched 725 attacks on 53 residential areas in the Zaporizhzhia region over the past twenty-four hours.