Russian Forces Launch Strike on Ukrainian Missile, Drone Facilities

2025-08-24 09:18:21

(MENAFN) Russian military forces struck a key Ukrainian missile storage facility and a drone manufacturing workshop, the Russian Defense Ministry reported Sunday.

According to the ministry’s statement, the operation focused on a storage site housing "Sapsan" operational-tactical missiles, alongside a drone production workshop, warehouse, and temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed units across 146 locations.

The ministry further claimed that Russian air defense intercepted three HIMARS multiple-launch rocket system rounds and shot down 172 drones in the past 24 hours.

Ukraine’s Air Force reported that overnight Russia launched an attack using an Iskander-M ballistic missile along with 72 combat and decoy drones, successfully shooting down 48 of them.

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