MOSCOW, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Russia conducted intensive overnight raids on Ukraine, destroying multiple military-industrial enterprises and energy facilities, the Russian defense ministry said Saturday.
Russian forces attacked several Ukrainian military-industrial enterprises and energy systems related to their operations, using land-based and sea-based high-precision weapons, Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, said the ministry.
The strike objectives were achieved, and all predetermined targets were hit, it added.
Meanwhile, Russia's air defense systems shot down two U.S.-made HIMARS rockets and 169 Ukrainian drones over the past 24 hours. ■