Russia’s defence ministry has vowed to retaliate in opposition to Ukrainian drone strikes because the Russian forces shot down eight US made ATACMS missiles fired by Ukraine on Saturday morning.
The ministry stated that the Russian forces took management of the village of Nadiya in Ukraine’s jap Luhansk area.
It additional added that Russia’s air defence methods shot down 10 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory on Saturday morning, together with three over the northern Leningrad area.
Because of the trade of strikes between Russia and Ukrainian forces, St Petersburg’s Pulkovo airport halted its arrivals and departures on Saturday morning, reported Reuters.
Moscow, which sees assault by way of ATACMS missiles as a significant escalation in conflict, additionally shot down 72 plane kind unmanned aerial automobiles (UAVs).
Russia’s Ministry of Defence stated “These actions by the Kyiv regime, which is supported by Western curators, shall be met with retaliation,” CNN reported.
Alongside Leningrad, Russia additionally destroyed one of many drones within the Kursk area, the place Ukraine had launched a shock assault final 12 months. The US made ATACMS missiles have a spread of as much as 300 kilometers (186 miles).
US President Joe Biden had authorised the utilization of ATACMS missiles by Ukraine in November in response to Russia increasing the conflict by deploying North Korean troops in opposition to Kyiv.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened that the Kremlin would reply with its nuclear-capable ballistic missile ‘Oreshnik’ in opposition to Ukraine’s utilization of ATACMS missiles.
Leningrad’s Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko, in a press release on Telegram stated “Night time and morning of January 4 have been record-breaking when it comes to the variety of UAVs destroyed.”
In the meantime, In line with Ukraine’s Air Drive Command, Russia had launched near 81 drones in Ukraine on Friday and Saturday.
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