Russian forces also took control of Volchanskie Khutory in the Kharkiv region.
On Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that its forces carried out six strikes over the past week targeting Ukrainian defense-industrial facilities and infrastructure supporting the armed forces.
The Russian Armed Forces conducted one massive strike and five group strikes using long-range high-precision weapons launched from air, sea and ground platforms, as well as strike drones.
These military actions occurred between April 11 and 17 in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russian civilian targets.
The strikes targeted Ukrainian defense-industrial enterprises involved in producing cruise missiles, as well as fuel, energy and transport infrastructure supporting the Ukrainian armed forces.
On Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry published a detailed list of companies linked to the production of weapons for Ukraine, located in several European countries.
Russian authorities also denounced the existence of plans to drastically increase the production of long-range drones intended to attack their territory.
“A list of Ukraine-linked manufacturing facilities scattered across Europe, which was published by the Russian military, should be treated as a register of potential targets,” declared former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, as reported by RT.
The Russian Defense Ministry added that military airfields, assembly and storage sites for strike drones, and temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed units and foreign mercenaries were also hit.
Over the past week, Russian forces took control of the settlement of Volchanskie Khutory in the Kharkiv region, and brought the settlement of Zybino in the same region under control over the past 24 hours.
Over the same period, Russian air defense systems destroyed 1,665 drones, 60 guided aerial bombs and nine U.S.-made HIMARS rockets, the Defense Ministry said, adding that the Black Sea Fleet destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned boats.
[ SOURCE: teleSUR ]
