Russia stepped up air strikes on Kyiv on Saturday, hitting another military factory a day after Moscow warned it would renew attacks following two weeks of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital.
Smoke is seen over a forest in Kyiv, after strikes were reported to have hit the Ukrainian capital, on April 16, 2022, during Russia's military invasion launched on Ukraine. [Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP]
A heavy police and military presence was deployed around the factory, the day after a similar strike on a plant that produced the Neptune missiles Kyiv and Washington say sunk Russia's Black Sea naval flagship on Thursday. "This step was taken as a response to London's unbridled information and political campaign aimed at isolating Russia internationally, creating conditions for restricting our country and strangling the domestic economy," the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Saturday's strike on the Ukrainian capital was among the first since invading Russian forces began withdrawing from regions around Kyiv last month, instead turning their focus on gaining control of the eastern Donbas region. The official said survivors were observed being recovered by other Russian vessels, but Ukrainian authorities said bad weather had made rescue operations impossible.Losing the Moskva -- one of just three Slava-class cruisers in Moscow's fleet -- creates a "capability gap" for the Russian navy in southern Ukraine, he said.
The United States pledged a new $800-million military aid package for Ukraine this week, including helicopters, howitzers and armoured personnel carriers, and on Friday the German government said it plans to release more than a billion euros in aid as well.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Russia expels 18 from EU's Moscow mission in retaliatory moveThe action is in retaliation at Brussels' expulsion of 19 Russians in early April.
Read more »
Powerful explosions heard in Kyiv after Russian warship sinksThe explosions appear to be among the most significant in Ukraine's capital region since Russian troops pulled back from the area earlier this month.
Read more »
Ukraine says fighting rages in Mariupol, blasts rattle KyivUkraine said on Friday it was trying to break Russia&39;s siege of Mariupol as fighting raged around the city&39;s massive steel works and port, and the capital Kyiv was rocked by some of the most powerful explosions in two weeks.
Read more »
Oreo maker, Nestle, Pepsi face pressure from European employees over RussiaThe emerging employee activism comes on top of Ukraine's repeated appeals to Western companies to go beyond current sanctions and cut all commercial ties with Russia.
Read more »
US banks build reserves on inflation risk, Russia; trading a bright spotJPMorgan Chase & Co., Goldman Sachs Group, and Citigroup combined put aside $3.36 billion in credit loss reserves in the first quarter of 2022.
Read more »
THINK TALK: Why Does Russia Not Use Its Most Advanced Weapons in Ukraine?MATALAM, North Cotabato (MindaNews / 15 April) – When Vladimir Putin said, “All negotiations for Ukraine has come to a dead end,” he was saying that the war in Ukraine shall continue indefinitely. …
Read more »