New Delhi, July 5 -- MOSCOW - A gas distribution station in the Chernihiv Region was destroyed by a Geran-2 Seeker drone strike carried out by Russian unmanned systems units, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

The station was located in the settlement of Hazoprovidne in the Chernihiv Region, according to the ministry's statement. The Defense Ministry released footage of the strike on what it described as a Ukrainian energy infrastructure facility.

The Geran-2 Seeker is a loitering munition used by Russian forces in strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure. Russia has stepped up its use of drone variants in recent campaigns, with Euronews reporting that Moscow is now deploying jet-powered strike UAVs virtually around the clock, coun...