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Russia says it will increase the scale of missile strikes on Kiev targets
Russia says it will increase missile strikes on Kiev targets (File photo: Euromaidan Press)

The We For News reported, Russian Defence Ministry has said that the country will expand the scale of its missile strikes on Kiev in response to any Ukrainian forces’ attacks or sabotage on Russian territory.

Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told a daily briefing on Friday (Apr 15): “Russian troops and forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic have taken control of the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works in the city of Mariupol as a result of a successful offensive."

Xinhua news agency reported, he added that the Russian forces used high-precision sea-based Kalibr missiles to strike a military facility on the outskirts of Kiev.

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According to the Ministry, Russian forces have destroyed 132 aircraft, 105 helicopters, 245 anti-aircraft missile systems, 456 unmanned aerial vehicles, 2,213 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 249 multiple rocket launchers, 966 field artillery and mortars, as well as 2,110 units of special military vehicles of the Ukrainian forces.

Source: wefornews