Russia mentioned on Thursday that its forces had carried out a “massive retaliatory strike” on Ukrainian infrastructure after what it referred to as a terrorist assault in Russia’s Bryansk area, which borders Ukraine, final week.
Ukraine mentioned at the very least six civilians have been killed within the first massive volley of Russian missile strikes since mid-February,
The Russian defence ministry mentioned in a press release that it hit Ukrainian defence firms and different “military infrastructure” with a spread of weapons together with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.
It mentioned it had destroyed targets together with drone bases and websites producing ammunition, and disrupted the transport of overseas weapon provides throughout Ukraine by rail. It was not attainable to independently confirm the claims.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy mentioned infrastructure and residential buildings in 10 areas had been hit.”The occupiers can only terrorise civilians,” he mentioned in a press release.
The Russian ministry mentioned the strikes have been in response to what Moscow referred to as a terrorist assault in Bryansk area final week, when members of a bunch referred to as the Russian Volunteer Corps staged an incursion from Ukraine.
Russia mentioned two civilians have been killed within the incident, which Ukraine accused Moscow of staging as a false “provocation”.
In the course of its year-old invasion, Russia has launched mass “retaliatory” strikes earlier than after incidents it blamed on Ukraine, together with an explosion that precipitated critical harm final October to a bridge between Russia and the Moscow-annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
