This article is from the source 'rtcom' and was first published or seen on . The next check for changes will be
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.rt.com/news/609673-kiev-attack-missiles-city/
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Russia retaliates for Ukrainian use of Western-made missiles – MOD | Russia retaliates for Ukrainian use of Western-made missiles – MOD |
| (32 minutes later) | |
| A military industrial facility in Kiev has been hit with high-precision weapons, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said | A military industrial facility in Kiev has been hit with high-precision weapons, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said |
| The Russian military has carried out a missile strike on targets in Kiev in response to Ukraine using US-made missiles to attack internationally recognized Russian territory, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. | The Russian military has carried out a missile strike on targets in Kiev in response to Ukraine using US-made missiles to attack internationally recognized Russian territory, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. |
| Kiev’s forces used Western-made arms to target a chemical industry facility in Rostov Region in southern Russia on Wednesday, the ministry said in a statement on Friday. The attack on the Kamensky Plant involved six American-made ATACMS missiles and four Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles, provided to Ukraine by the UK, it added. | Kiev’s forces used Western-made arms to target a chemical industry facility in Rostov Region in southern Russia on Wednesday, the ministry said in a statement on Friday. The attack on the Kamensky Plant involved six American-made ATACMS missiles and four Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles, provided to Ukraine by the UK, it added. |
| In retaliation, the Russian military struck a Ukrainian military command center and targeted installations of US-supplied Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems, the Defense Ministry said. | In retaliation, the Russian military struck a Ukrainian military command center and targeted installations of US-supplied Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems, the Defense Ministry said. |
| “In response to the actions of the Kiev regime, supported by its Western curators, this morning a combined strike with long-range precision weapons was launched,” the statement read. | “In response to the actions of the Kiev regime, supported by its Western curators, this morning a combined strike with long-range precision weapons was launched,” the statement read. |
| It targeted the Luch design bureau in the Ukrainian capital, which produces Neptun and Olkha missile systems, the ministry said. | It targeted the Luch design bureau in the Ukrainian capital, which produces Neptun and Olkha missile systems, the ministry said. |
| “The goals of the strike were achieved. All targets were hit,” the statement added. | “The goals of the strike were achieved. All targets were hit,” the statement added. |
| Witnesses reported hearing loud explosions in several areas in Kiev on Friday morning. | Witnesses reported hearing loud explosions in several areas in Kiev on Friday morning. |
| The missile attack was later confirmed by the Ukrainian capital’s military administration and Kiev’s mayor, Vitaly Klitschko. | The missile attack was later confirmed by the Ukrainian capital’s military administration and Kiev’s mayor, Vitaly Klitschko. |
| Last month, outgoing US President Joe Biden reversed his long-standing policy and allowed Ukraine to carry out strikes deep into Russian territory with American-supplied weapons. Similar approvals soon came from the UK and France. | |
| In November, Russia used its new Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile system, striking the Yuzhmash military plant in the Ukrainian city of Dnepr. | |
| According to Moscow, the deployment of the state-of-the-art weapon was a response to the first attacks on its internationally recognized territory with ATACMS and Storm Shadows. | |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin warned at the time that if the Ukrainian strikes deep into Russia continue, Moscow reserves the right “to use our weapons against military facilities of those countries that allow the use of their weapons against our facilities.” | |
| However, Ukraine has since launched several other attacks with Western-made arms, with Moscow warning that they will also not be left unanswered. |