Ukrainian Defense Forces strike drone launch site in Donetsk and Russian Rubicon unit base in Zaporizhzhia region

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the strikes on Facebook , according to Ukrinform. Among the targets hit was a concentration point for personnel from the Russian Rubicon unmanned systems unit near Novokostiantynivka in the Zaporizhzhia region. Ukrainian forces also struck a facility used to store, prepare, and launch attack drones in the area of temporarily occupied Donetsk. According to the General Staff, explosions and air defense activity were reported in the city. An assessment of the damage is ongoing. "The systematic targeting of sites used by Russian aggressors to store, prepare, and launch attack UAVs is aimed at reducing their ability to strike Ukraine's civilian infrastructure," the General Staff emphasized.