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Russia shot down own drones after Putin-Trump call – MOD Russia shot down own drones after Putin-Trump call – MOD
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The Russian military has said that it had to shoot down its own drones to fulfill President Vladimir Putin’s order to immediately halt strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which he issued during a phone call with his US counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday. The Russian military has said that it had to shoot down its own drones to fulfill President Vladimir Putin’s order to halt strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The president gave the order as a result of discussions with his US counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday.
During their conversation, Putin accepted a proposal by Trump for the sides in the Ukraine conflict to refrain from striking each other’s energy infrastructure for 30 days, the Kremlin said later on Tuesday. The Russian leader “immediately” instructed the country’s military to comply, it added. During their phone call, Putin accepted a proposal by Trump for the sides in the Ukraine conflict to refrain from striking each other’s energy infrastructure for 30 days, the Kremlin said later on Tuesday. The Russian leader “immediately” instructed the country’s military to comply, it added.
The Defense Ministry confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that it had “received an order from the Supreme Commander-in-Chief to halt strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.”The Defense Ministry confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that it had “received an order from the Supreme Commander-in-Chief to halt strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.”
DETAILS TO FOLLOW According to the ministry, when Putin’s order came in “seven Russian attack drones were in the air, targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities related to the country’s military-industrial complex in Nikolaev region.”
To fulfill the command, the Russian air defenses had to “neutralize” the UAVs. Six drones were shot down by a Pantsir missile system and another by a fighter jet, it added.