kyiv again targeted by Russian missiles

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J. Debraux, N. El Khaoufi, V. Lucas, F. Pairaud – France 3

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Friday, April 15, after the loss of the main flagship of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea, Moscow announced that it had destroyed an arms factory near kyiv. Russia says the strikes on the Ukrainian capital will intensify.

After several days of respite, the suburbs of kyiv are again targeted by Russian missiles. Friday, April 15, a Russian strike hit a military warehouse. This housed Neptune missiles, which would have sunk the missile cruiser Moskva, according to Ukraine. The day before, the flagship of the Russian fleet, was off Odessa, when it was hit by two missiles, according to the Pentagon.

Ukraine welcomes this symbolic victory. “We have shown that the only destiny of Russian ships is to sink”said Volodymyr Zelensky. kyiv claims that several Russian soldiers were killed in the operation. For its part, Moscow defends another version. The cruiser would have sunk due to a fire linked to the explosion of its ammunition. Russia promises to intensify its bombardments. In this tense context, the French ambassador to Ukraine returned to kyiv on Friday April 15 in the afternoon, after more than a month spent in Lviv.


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