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Less Than 1% of Enemy UAVs Launched on Russia's Infrastructure Reach Targets: Security Council

© Sputnik . Maxim BlinovA serviceman of the engineering troops of the Russian Armed Forces during a demonstration of standard counter-UAV equipment in the Moscow region.
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NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (Sputnik) - Less than 1% of drones launched against Russia's critical infrastructure reach their targets, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu said on Tuesday.
"Speaking in percentage terms, less than one percent of drones reach targets," Shoigu told reporters.
All Russian oil and gas companies are taking maximum measures to protect themselves, the official added.
These are engineering measures, as well as the work of mobile firing groups that engage in the destruction of flying objects, Shoigu explained.
"The goals [of the enemy] are clear — to create a shortage, spread panic, disrupt the sowing campaign, the heating season and many other things," Shoigu told reporters.
The damage caused by drone strikes on the Russian infrastructure is promptly eliminated and does not contribute to the destabilization of the situation in the country, Shoigu concluded.
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