MOSCOW, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Russian forces launched strikes on depots of Ukrainian missiles, ammunition, and drones as well as deployment sites, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday.

The strikes targeted "a storage site for Sapsan operational-tactical missiles and their components, ammunition and long-range drone depots, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas," the ministry said in a statement.

Russian air defense shot down four guided aerial bombs and 300 drones over the past day, according to the statement.

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Air Force said Sunday that Russia's attack involved an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 60 combat and decoy drones overnight. Enditem