Today the Russian government revealed some numbers and information about its
'Special Military Operation'.

Today's 'clobber report' by the Ministry of Defense leads with this (machine
translation):
During the day, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out group
strikes using long-range high-precision air-launched weapons at central
decision-making points where, under the guidance of specialists from Western
intelligence agencies, terrorist acts were planned on Russian territory.

All assigned objects are hit.

'Central decision-making points' are ministries and main headquarters. These had
so far not been targets. More to that below.

Defense Minister Shoigu had a conference call with the military command and
noted:
"Russian forces continue to inflict an effective fire impact on the enemy. Its
losses this month alone totaled over 16,000 troops, 16 aircraft, 5 helicopters,
466 drones, over 400 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, and 238 field
artillery pieces and mortars," Shoigu said during a conference call.

He added that 196 HIMARS rockets, 16 HARM rockets and 29 Storm Shadow long-range
cruise missiles were intercepted and destroyed during the reviewed period.

The numbers are, with the exception of the downed Storm Shadows, largely
consistent with the numbers from the daily 'clobber report' in my
spreadsheet. But I have only counted 17 reported Storm Shadow kills over the
last month. I do not know where Shoigu's 29 is coming from.

Shoigu also spoke of targets of the recent drone attacks in Ukraine (machine
translation):
"The deliveries of equipment and weapons to Ukraine are increasing. We monitor
the volumes and routes of supply and, if identified, strike.

In recent days, large warehouses of Western weapons in Khmelnytsky, Ternopil and
Nikolaev have been destroyed, the American Patriot anti-aircraft missile system
in Kyiv has been hit," the Minister of Defense said.

"The military support of Ukraine only delays the hostilities, but cannot affect
the outcome of the special military operation," the head of the military
department is sure.

On today's drone strikes in Moscow he said (machine translation):
"This morning, the Kiev regime carried out a terrorist act in the Moscow
region. I will note, on civilian objects.

It involved eight aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

They are all amazed.

In Moscow, three drones were suppressed by electronic warfare, lost control and
deviated from their intended targets.

Five more were shot down in the Moscow region by the Pantsir anti-aircraft
missile and gun system, the Minister of Defense said.

Other people had claimed up to 20 drones. But there was little damage and no
reports of any casualties.
-- Cont'd at https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/05/drones-strikes-in-moscow-missile-strikes-in-ukraine-.html