MOSCOW, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Russia's Defense Ministry said on Saturday that Russian troops targeted energy and transport infrastructure serving the Ukrainian military, and shot down 540 Ukrainian drones in the past 24 hours.

The ministry said in a statement that Russia's operational-tactical aviation, assault drones and missile units carried out strikes against facilities storing long-range drones, energy and transport infrastructure sustaining Ukrainian military operations. The ministry added that strikes also targeted temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed units and foreign mercenaries across 142 sites.

The ministry also said that Russian air defense systems intercepted 540 Ukrainian drones and 15 precision-guided bombs during the same period.