Russia announces targeting Ukrainian military facilities with a barrage of missiles

2023-05-16T10:38:36.033Z

Highlights: Russia announces targeting Ukrainian military facilities with a barrage of missiles. Russia says it "hit all targets," while Ukrainian forces say they shot down all missiles. The strikes targeted "deployment points of Ukrainian forces," Western ammunition and weapons depots. Russia confirmed the destruction of a US Patriot anti-aircraft system in Kiev and the interception of seven British Storm Shadow missiles in the city of Mariupol in the east of the country. The Russian military said on Tuesday that it had targeted military facilities in Ukraine overnight.

The Russian army announced on Tuesday that it targeted military facilities in Ukraine at night with a barrage of missiles, noting that it "hit all targets," while Ukrainian forces said they shot down all missiles.According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the strikes targeted "deployment points of Ukrainian forces."