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| Russian military strikes drone-making plant in Kiev – MOD | Russian military strikes drone-making plant in Kiev – MOD |
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| Other targets included a surveillance center and a US-made Patriot air defense system, the defense ministry has said | Other targets included a surveillance center and a US-made Patriot air defense system, the defense ministry has said |
| The Russian military has carried out a successful strike against a drone and missile production plant in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. | The Russian military has carried out a successful strike against a drone and missile production plant in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. |
| The statement, issued by the ministry on Saturday, confirms earlier reports of a large-scale Russian drone and missile strike on Kiev overnight. Witnesses said they heard multiple blasts, with photos uploaded on social media capturing a huge explosion in the city. | The statement, issued by the ministry on Saturday, confirms earlier reports of a large-scale Russian drone and missile strike on Kiev overnight. Witnesses said they heard multiple blasts, with photos uploaded on social media capturing a huge explosion in the city. |
| “The Russian military performed a group strike with high-precision ground-based weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles against a Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprise that produces missile weapons and unmanned aerial attack vehicles,” the statement read. | “The Russian military performed a group strike with high-precision ground-based weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles against a Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprise that produces missile weapons and unmanned aerial attack vehicles,” the statement read. |
| The other targets of the attack were a radar surveillance center and a US-made Patriot air defense system, it added. | The other targets of the attack were a radar surveillance center and a US-made Patriot air defense system, it added. |
| “All of the goals of the strike were achieved. All designated targets were hit,” the ministry said. | “All of the goals of the strike were achieved. All designated targets were hit,” the ministry said. |
| According to media reports, the Russian strike targeted the Antonov aircraft manufacturing plant in the western part of the capital. | |
| The Russian bombardment came after an intensification of Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow and other Russian regions this week. | |
| According to the Defense Ministry, 776 drones and 12 missiles were intercepted inside Russia between Tuesday and Friday. Another 104 UAVs were intercepted overnight, the ministry said on Saturday morning. | |
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