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| Ukraine targeted Russian city with missile – Moscow | |
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| The Russian military condemns the incident in Taganrog as a “terrorist attack” on civilians | |
| The Russian Defense Ministry has acknowledged that a missile struck the southwest port city of Taganrog on Friday, calling the incident a “terrorist attack” by Ukraine. | The Russian Defense Ministry has acknowledged that a missile struck the southwest port city of Taganrog on Friday, calling the incident a “terrorist attack” by Ukraine. |
| The city center was hit by a major blast on Friday, with at least 15 people injured, according to local authorities. | The city center was hit by a major blast on Friday, with at least 15 people injured, according to local authorities. |
| Ukrainian forces used a re-purposed missile from a Soviet-era S-200 anti-aircraft system to target the city, the military said. The missile was “intercepted” by Russian forces, but fragments ended up falling on the city, it added. | |
| “As a result of the terrorist act committed by the Kiev regime, several buildings were damaged, and there are also casualties among civilians,” the statement said. | |
| Footage from the scene, circulating online, shows that the missile left a large crater in the ground, with several buildings and vehicles damaged by the blast. The missile contained spherical pieces of shrapnel, a trademark of S-200 anti-aircraft munitions, and one video shows several of the steel balls being found by witnesses at the site. | |