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Russian Defence Ministry claims to have shot down 1,297 Ukrainian drones

Moscow, Oct 24 (UNI) Russia's Defence Ministry claimed its air defence systems had shot down 1,297 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones, four Neptune long-range cruise missiles and a French-made SCALP air-launched cruise missile over a 24-hour period.
"Air defence systems have shot down a French-made SCALP air-launched cruise missile, four Neptune long-range cruise missiles, and 1,297 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry also claimed that Russian forces had killed approximately 1,190 Ukrainian troops over the same period across different sectors of the front.
According to its figures, Ukraine lost more than 200 personnel in the area of responsibility of Battlegroup North, over 215 in the Battlegroup West sector and up to 180 in the Battlegroup South sector. Russian forces claimed more than 350 Ukrainian casualties in the Battlegroup Centre sector, over 205 in the Battlegroup East sector and up to 40 in the Battlegroup Dnepr sector.
The ministry further said Russian forces had struck energy and transport infrastructure used to support the Ukrainian military, along with storage and launch sites for long-range drones, Tass reported.
"Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile forces, and artillery of the Russian armed forces struck energy and transport infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian military," the statement said.
It added that temporary deployment sites used by Ukrainian military formations and foreign fighters had been hit across 147 locations.
The figures were claims made by Russia's Defence Ministry and could not be independently verified.
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