The ministry also reported the destruction of 177 aircraft, 125 helicopters, 990 unmanned aerial vehicles, 319 anti-aircraft missile systems and 1,643 field artillery pieces and mortars. 

Earlier it was reported that Russian sapper units are clearing explosive objects on the territory of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol.

Prior to this, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the elimination of 11 Ukrainian drones.