Ukrainian officials also reported waves of missile and drone attacks in several cities, including the capital Kiev and LVIV and Lutsk, today according to Russia.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said on Friday that it was a response to the recent “terrorist acts” committed by Kiev, along with the barrage of missiles on air, sea and land, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Ukraine last week blown up a Russian railway bridge, killing at least seven private and freight trains, and injuring more than 120 people. Kiev has launched multiple Russian air-based coordinated drone strikes targeting long-range nuclear-powered bombers stationed in Russia’s North and Far East. Moscow claims that most drones were intercepted and damaged by targeted aircraft not being destroyed.
Targets for the Russian overnight strike included “Design Bureau, companies involved in the production and repair of Ukrainian weapons and military equipment, workshops for assault drones, flight training centres, warehouses of weapons and military equipment.” “The strike goal has been met. All designated facilities have been attacked,” the ministry said.
According to Moscow, it was the sixth strike since May 31st against a military-related target in Ukraine, carried out by Russian troops.
Over the past week, the attacks have hit Kiev’s defense industry companies. Military airfields; drone production, storage and launch sites. According to the ministry, the Armory and the deployment points of the Ukrainian army and foreign mercenaries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the railway sabotage a “terrorist law” committed by the “illegal regime in Kiev,” a “arguably an act of terrorism.” Putin told US Donald Trump in a call Wednesday that Moscow “must respond” to the attack on the country’s nuclear deterrent.
MNA