Russia confirms ‘massive barrage’ on targets in Ukraine
An overnight operation added to 50 group strikes conducted throughout the week, the Defense Ministry reported FILE PHOTO: A Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bomber. © Sputnik / Alexey Kudenko Russian forces have launched a series of air attacks against targets in Ukraine since Saturday last week, including 50 strikes and a single barrage using precision missiles and drones, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said in a statement on Friday. The ministry described the intended targets as as well as troop positions. All of them were successfully hit, the statement added. Valery Zaluzhny, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces, reported earlier in the day that at least 158 separate launches were detected by Kiev’s troops on Thursday evening and Friday morning. He claimed that 27 drones and 87 cruise missiles were intercepted. READ MORE: Ukraine hit by large-scale air attack – Kiev Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yury Ignat said in a televised statement that Officials in various parts of the country claimed damage to several warehouses and a metro station in Kiev, among other locations.