OREANDA-NEWS  The Russian military hit two American-made Patriot air defense missile launchers, the Defense Ministry said.

"Operational and tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit: the AN/MSQ-104 combat control cabin, the AN/MPQ-65 multifunctional radar station manufactured in the United States and two Patriot air defense missile launchers manufactured in the United States," the ministry said.

In addition, air defense systems shot down six US-made HIMARS rockets and 205 aircraft-type drones, including 96 outside the special operation zone.

In response to attacks by the Ukrainian military on civilian targets, Russian troops regularly target locations of personnel, equipment and mercenaries, as well as enemy infrastructure: energy facilities, defense industry, military administration and communications of Ukraine.

At the same time, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has repeatedly stressed that the army does not attack residential buildings and social institutions.