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Russia claims drone strikes in eastern Ukraine

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DONETSK OBLAST, UKRAINE (RELEASED ON AUG. 7, 2025) (USERS MUST CREDIT “RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO —EDITORIAL USE ONLY)

1. VARIOUS OF RUSSIAN SUICIDE DRONES TARGETING UKRAINE'S DONETSK REGION / SMOKE AND FLAMES RISING OVER TARGETED AREAS DONETSK OBLAST, UKRAINE — RELEASED ON AUG. 7, 2025 — USERS MUST CREDIT “RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO —EDITORIAL USE ONLY — Russia claimed on Thursday, Aug. 7, that its forces carried out a series of drone strikes targeting Ukrainian positions across eastern Ukraine.

According to a statement by the Russian Defense Ministry, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) units from the “Southern” group of forces destroyed two robotic platforms belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the town of Kostyantynivka.

In a separate operation, Russian UAV operators reportedly struck and destroyed a temporary Ukrainian military position near the settlement of Pleshcheyevka.

Additionally, drone units from military grouping were said to have destroyed two Ukrainian armored vehicles in the Donetsk region.

Russia started its "special military operation" on Feb. 24, 2022 and claimed that it is aimed at protecting people in the eastern region of Ukraine.

Since then, millions have been displaced, thousands have lost their homes, and hundreds of medical and educational institutions have been destroyed.

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