MOSCOW: Russia stated on Sunday that america was answerable for a Ukrainian assault on the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula with 5 US-supplied missiles that killed a minimum of 5 folks together with three youngsters. At the very least 124 folks have been injured, together with 27 youngsters, 5 of whom are in a critical situation.
Russian defence ministry stated 4 of the US-delivered Military Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles, outfitted with cluster warheads, have been shot down by air defence techniques and the ammunition of a fifth had detonated in mid-air.The ministry stated US specialists had set the missiles’ flight coordinates on the idea of data from US spy satellites, which means Washington was immediately accountable. “Duty for the deliberate missile assault on the civilians of Sevastopol is borne above all by Washington, which provided these weapons to Ukraine, and by the Kyiv regime, from whose territory this strike was carried out.”
The US started supplying Ukraine with longer vary ATACMS missiles, which have a 300-km vary, earlier this 12 months. Reuters was unable to confirm battlefield reviews from both aspect. Footage on Russian state TV confirmed folks operating from a seaside and a few being carried off on solar loungers. Russian-installed authorities in Crimea stated missile fragments had fallen simply after midday close to a seaside in Sevastopol the place locals have been holidaying.
Russia will reply to Sunday’s assault, the ministry stated, with out elaborating. Kremlin stated Prez Vladimir Putin has been “in fixed contact with the army” for the reason that assault.
Neither Ukraine nor the US has commented on the assault, which got here on a day when Ukraine stated one particular person had been killed and 10 others wounded by Russian strikes on the Ukrainian metropolis of Kharkiv.
Russian defence ministry stated 4 of the US-delivered Military Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles, outfitted with cluster warheads, have been shot down by air defence techniques and the ammunition of a fifth had detonated in mid-air.The ministry stated US specialists had set the missiles’ flight coordinates on the idea of data from US spy satellites, which means Washington was immediately accountable. “Duty for the deliberate missile assault on the civilians of Sevastopol is borne above all by Washington, which provided these weapons to Ukraine, and by the Kyiv regime, from whose territory this strike was carried out.”
The US started supplying Ukraine with longer vary ATACMS missiles, which have a 300-km vary, earlier this 12 months. Reuters was unable to confirm battlefield reviews from both aspect. Footage on Russian state TV confirmed folks operating from a seaside and a few being carried off on solar loungers. Russian-installed authorities in Crimea stated missile fragments had fallen simply after midday close to a seaside in Sevastopol the place locals have been holidaying.
Russia will reply to Sunday’s assault, the ministry stated, with out elaborating. Kremlin stated Prez Vladimir Putin has been “in fixed contact with the army” for the reason that assault.
Neither Ukraine nor the US has commented on the assault, which got here on a day when Ukraine stated one particular person had been killed and 10 others wounded by Russian strikes on the Ukrainian metropolis of Kharkiv.
