Russia says it hits military targets in Kyiv, Ukrainian ports
Russia's defence ministry
said on Thursday it hit military and industrial facilities in the Ukrainian
capital of Kyiv, as well as infrastructure at ports in Odesa and Pivdennyi and
a maritime vessel.
Both
Moscow and Kyiv have been stepping up their attacks on key economic targets,
with Ukrainian forces hitting Russian energy infrastructure, including oil
tankers, while Russia has intensified its attacks on Black Sea ports in recent
weeks.
Ukrainian
officials said Russian ballistic missiles struck at least two districts in the
Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early on Thursday, triggering fires and killing two
people.
Russia's defence ministry said it hit Ukrainian military and industrial
facilities in Kyiv involved in the production and storage of medium- and
long-range drones.
It
also said it targeted infrastructure facilities at the ports of Odesa and
Pivdennyi, which are used to receive, store and handle military cargoes and
fuel supplies.
A
maritime vessel and a high-speed boat belonging to the Ukrainian armed forces
were also struck while en route to ports in the Odesa region, the Russian
defence ministry said.
