Moscow defends deadly strikes on Ukraine as response to terrorism
Photo: Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov (Getty Images)
The Russian Ministry of Defense called the overnight massive attack on Ukraine a "response to terrorist acts." Due to Moscow’s actions, three Ukrainians were killed and dozens injured, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The Russian ministry stated that the strike was carried out “with long-range weapons of air, sea, and land-based deployment, as well as strike unmanned aerial vehicles.”
The Russian Federation claims that the alleged targets were military objects, and that “design bureaus, enterprises for the production and repair of weapons and military equipment, assembly workshops for strike UAVs, training centers for flight personnel, as well as warehouses of weapons and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine” were attacked.
It is worth noting that the Russian Federation called the SBU’s “Web” operation a “terrorist attack.” Fighters attacked the enemy’s strategic aviation at four airfields in the Russian Federation with FPV drones. 41 aircraft were damaged.
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andriy Sybiha, stated that Russia, by striking peaceful Ukrainians with missiles and drones, was “reacting” to the destruction of its strategic aviation.
Massive Russian strike on June 6
On the night of June 6, Russia again carried out a combined strike on Ukraine: the enemy used 407 drones and 45 missiles of various types, including ballistic ones. Air defense forces destroyed most of the enemy targets, but hits could not be avoided.
In Kyiv, as a result of the attack, three rescuers who were saving people under fire died. The number of injured in the capital rose to 27, among them also rescuers.
In Ternopil, industrial and infrastructure objects were hit—11 people were injured, including firefighters.
Lutsk, Chernihiv, Kremenchuk, as well as Kyiv and Lviv regions, were also shelled. In total, three dead and dozens injured in Ukraine as a result of the Russian attack.
More about the consequences of the attack—in a material by RBC-Ukraine.
