Strikes were conducted against Ukrainian drone-making sites and energy infrastructure, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said<\/p>\n
The Russian military has conducted one large-scale and six group strikes against drone production facilities, energy infrastructure, and other military-related targets inside Ukraine over the past week, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said.
\nThe bombardment was in response to \u201cUkraine\u2019s terrorist attacks on civilian targets in Russia,\u201d the ministry said in a statement on Friday.
\nHigh-precision munitions, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, were utilized during the strikes, it added.
\nThe targets of the Russian attacks included production facilities for Ukrainian long-range drones and the sites from where they are being launched, the statement read.
\nOther enterprises of the country\u2019s defense industrial complex and the energy infrastructure that powers them were hit as well, it said.
\nThe attacks were also aimed at transportation and port infrastructure used by Kiev\u2019s forces, arms and fuel depots, and temporary deployment sites of Ukrainian military units and foreign mercenaries, according to the ministry.<\/p>\n
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Death toll rises in Ukrainian strike on New Year\u2019s party in Russia<\/p>\n
On December 28-29, Kiev launched 91 long-range UAVs at the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Novgorod Region. All of the drones were shot down by air defenses.
\nMoscow has condemned the attack as an act of \u201cstate terrorism\u201d and promised a response. The Kremlin also said that the Ukrainian drone raid was not only aimed at Putin, but also \u201cagainst [US] President [Donald] Trump\u2019s efforts to facilitate a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict.\u201d
\nShortly before midnight on Wednesday, Ukrainian UAVs hit a cafe and hotel in the village of Khorly in Russia\u2019s Kherson Region where some hundred people were gathered for New Year\u2019s Eve celebrations. At least 27 civilians, including two minors, were killed and 31 others injured in the strike and the blaze that it caused.
\nMoscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said on Friday that 26 Ukrainian long-range drones had been destroyed on approach to the capital overnight.<\/p>\n
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The incursions followed another attempted attack on Moscow that took place the previous night, just as Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s traditional New Year\u2019s Eve broadcast had begun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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