The Russian army has carried out a sequence of strikes on Ukrainian military-related targets in response to “terrorist” raids by Kiev deep into Russia, the Protection Ministry in Moscow has mentioned, RT reported.
In a press release on Friday, the ministry mentioned its forces had launched a large strike in a single day in retaliation for “the terrorist acts of the Kiev regime,” including that it concerned long-range precision weapons, Kinzhal air-based hypersonic missiles and drones.
Constructing on this, officers detailed that the assault focused industrial enterprises growing and producing drones and different robotic cell techniques, amenities manufacturing varied army tools in Kiev, in addition to a army airfield and an oil refinery in an undisclosed location.
“The aim of the strike has been achieved. All designated amenities have been hit,” the ministry added.
Reacting to the event, Ukrainian chief Vladimir Zelensky described the assault as “one of many largest airstrikes” the nation has confronted, claiming it concerned 550 aerial targets of assorted sorts, together with 330 drones. He added that the raid affected Kiev, Dnepropetrovsk, Sumy, Kharkov, and Chernigov areas, leading to 23 folks being injured, RT reported.
Supporting this account, Ukrainian media shops shared footage from Kiev exhibiting large blazes, with some districts coated by smoke so thick that residents have been compelled to put on masks. Native authorities reported harm to a warehouse, a restore facility, and several other different buildings.
Whereas the harm unfold throughout a number of areas, Moscow maintained that its strikes don’t goal civilians and are aimed completely at Ukraine’s military-related amenities and troop concentrations.
Additional intensifying the scenario, on Friday, the Russian Protection Ministry reported downing 48 Ukrainian drones over Russia. One UAV strike killed an aged lady in Rostov Area. Moscow Area was additionally focused, with one assault damaging an influence station within the metropolis of Sergiyev-Posad, north-east of the Russian capital, RT added.
Offering extra particulars of the escalation, Russian forces launched a large-scale in a single day strike on Ukrainian industrial infrastructure utilizing long-range precision weapons and drones, Russia At the moment reported on June 30.
The Russian Protection Ministry confirmed the operation on Sunday, calling it a “large strike” concentrating on Ukraine’s military-industrial and oil-processing amenities.
Increasing on the character of the assault, the ministry acknowledged that it concerned high-precision long-range air-, sea-, and land-based weapons, together with the aeroballistic hypersonic Kinzhal missile system and unmanned aerial automobiles. Whereas no detailed breakdown of the targets was supplied, the ministry declared that the “strike objectives have been achieved. All designated targets have been hit,” Russia At the moment acknowledged.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky additionally confirmed the assault, claiming that Russia deployed 477 explosives-laden drones and 60 missiles of assorted sorts.
In response to the strike’s depth, Zelensky posted on Telegram urging Kyiv’s Western allies to extend air defence assist. He additional revealed {that a} Western-supplied F-16 fighter jet was misplaced whereas intercepting the strike, ensuing within the pilot’s demise.
Including to the image of widespread harm, in Poltava Area, an industrial website in Kremenchuk was additionally reportedly hit. Russia At the moment reported that each areas are residence to oil-processing vegetation, believed to be the doubtless targets of the assault. Social media footage circulating on-line appeared to point out explosions and aftermath scenes from a number of affected areas in Ukraine.