Russian forces hit Ukrainian drone production facilities over past day — top brass

MOSCOW, October 11. /TASS/. The Russian Armed Forces struck Ukrainian transport and energy infrastructure, drone production facilities for the Ukrainian military, as well as temporary deployment sites for units and foreign mercenaries in 147 areas over the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry reported.

"The Russian Armed Forces hit Ukrainian transport and energy infrastructure facilities used by the military, as well as drone production facilities, launch sites, and temporary deployment sites of Ukrainian servicemen and foreign mercenaries in 147 areas," the statement said.

Ukraine has lost over 1,405 servicemen in the special military operation zone in the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry reported.

According to its statement, Russia’s battlegroup North wiped out over 270 Ukrainian servicemen, the battlegroup West eliminated up to 200 enemy troops, the battlegroup South wiped out up to 160 military, the battlegroup Center eliminated up to 495, the battlegroup East destroyed over 230 troops, and the battlegroup Dnepr wiped out more than 50.

Ukraine lost more than 65 servicemen and two ground-based robotic systems within the Kharkov Region encirclement over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported.

"The Ukrainian losses in the encirclement over the past day amounted to over 65 troops and two ground-based robotic systems," the statement said.