Ukraine's Defense Forces hit Russian Buk-M3 and drone launch sites

The Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed a Russian Buk-M3 near the village of Kuroshany in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, the General Staff said.

In addition, a base near occupied Donetsk, where Russian forces stored, prepared and launched their strike drones, was hit.

"The systematic destruction of such facilities is aimed at reducing Russia's ability to use strike drones against Ukraine's civilian population," the statement said.

Russian telecommunications nodes were also hit in the areas of Donetsk, Hirnyk and Yasynuvata. In Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine's Armed Forces struck Russian repair units near the settlements of Vesela Tarasivka and Lysychansk.

In addition, an electronic warfare station was hit near the town of Klimovo in Russia's Bryansk Oblast, the General Staff added.

Overnight on Oct. 3, Ukraine's Defense Forces hit targets serving the Russian war machine. Among them were positions of Iskander crews in Bryansk Oblast.

Overnight into Sept. 25, Ukrainian troops used FP-1 drones to strike the Voronezhsintezkauchuk plant in Voronezh, which produces synthetic rubber and other chemical raw materials. They are used, among other things, in making solid rocket fuel for Iskander missile systems.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that on Aug. 22, the Defense Forces hit an Iskander launcher near the border that Russia had used to attack Ukraine.