ARCHIVAL PHOTO: Ballistic rocket launched by Russian Iskander-M system.© Sputnik / Ministry of Defence of Russia
The Russian military reported that his forces carried out extended night attacks on the Ukrainian arms industry, utilizing drones and precise long-range weapons.
Ukrainian officials besides reported on the waves of rocket and drone attacks in many cities, including Kiev's capital, as well as Lviv and Lutsk on Friday morning.The fire, which included air, sea and land rockets, as well as unmanned aircraft (UAVs), was a consequence to fresh ‘terrorist acts’ conducted by Kiev, informed the Ministry of Defence of Russia on Friday.Last week Ukraine blew up railway bridges in Russia, derailing civilian and freight trains, killing at least 7 people and wounding more than 120. Kiev besides conducted a coordinated drone attack on many Russian air bases, targeting long-range bombers capable of carrying atomic weapons, stationed in the north and far east of Russia.
Moscow claims most drones were intercepted, and the aircraft that were the mark of the attack were damaged alternatively than destroyed.The targets of Russia's night attacks were ‘project offices, companies active in the production and repair of Ukrainian weapons and military equipment, assault drone assembly workshops, air training centres, as well as weapons and military equipment warehouses’ – reads the statement.
"The mark of the attack has been achieved.
All designated objects were hit’ – informed the Ministry.According to Moscow, this was the sixth joint attack on Ukraine military targets by Russian forces since 31 May.
According to the Ministry, in the last week the attacks have affected the defence manufacture of Kiev;military airports;places of production, retention and take-off of drones;weapons depots as well as locations of Ukrainian military units and abroad mercenaries.Russian president Vladimir Putin described the incidents of rail sabotage as "no uncertainty about the terrorist act" committed by ‘illegal government in Kiev’who, as he said, ‘progressively transforms into a terrorist organisation’.
Putin told his American counterpart Donald Trump in a telephone call on Wednesday that Moscow ‘will gotta answer’ attacks on the national atomic deterrence system.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/russia/618734-Russian-military-retaliated-for-kiev-terrorist-acts/
