Sergei Shoigu ordered additional fire weapons including heavy machine gun rifle systems to be installed to destroy assault drones and increase survivability of ships and infrastructure in the Black Sea Fleet's zone of responsibility.
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Shoigu ordered the installation of additional fire weapons, including heavy machine gun rifle systems, to destroy assault drones.
Shoigu visited Crimea and received reports from the beleaguered Black Sea Fleet command
Shoigu ordered the installation of additional fire weapons, including heavy machine gun rifle systems, to destroy assault drones
Ukrainian air defense units destroyed 14 of the 16 Shahed drones Russia launched overnight
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