The Russian forces have neutralized about 5,400 Ukrainian soldiers over the past week and targeted with intensive strikes enemy intelligence sites, port infrastructure, drone production facilities, weapon and fuel depots, and sabotage bases.

This was stated in a report published by the Russian Ministry of Defense today, Saturday, summarizing the outcomes of its forces' operations and the losses of the Ukrainian army during the past week.

The Russian Ministry of Defense also said: "From September 2 to September 9, the Russian forces carried out 6 intensive strikes using high-precision long-range weapons launched from air and sea, as well as drones, on sites belonging to Ukrainian technical radio reconnaissance, port infrastructure, drone production facilities, ammunition and Western weapon storage depots, as well as training bases for Ukrainian sabotage groups and the so-called 'Russian Volunteer Corps' terrorists."

The report continued that "in addition, as a result of the strikes, the operation of strategic radio reconnaissance systems and the logistics of enemy forces operating on the Kherson and Zaporizhia axes has been disrupted."