The Russian military on Thursday denied carrying out strikes on Kyiv the day before, saying the damage in the Ukrainian capital was caused by “Ukrainian and foreign” anti-aircraft missiles.
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“No strike was carried out on Kyiv. All the damage in the city reported by the Kyiv regime is the consequence of the fallout of foreign and Ukrainian anti-aircraft missiles, installed in residential areas of the Ukrainian capital, “said the spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Defense. , Igor Konashenkov.
He said that the Russian army had carried out “massive strikes” the day before once morest “the Ukrainian military command system and the energy infrastructure linked to it”.
“The objective of the strikes was achieved, all the targets indicated were hit”, he continued, assuring that these bombardments had made it possible to damage “the movement by rail of the reserves of the Ukrainian army, foreign arms, military equipment and ammunition”.
Ukraine, in particular Kyiv, was largely deprived of electricity and running water on Thursday, the day following these new massive strikes by Russia specifically targeting energy infrastructure, as winter sets in.
