Russia Claims Its Attack Reaches Ukraine Air Base Target

JAKARTA - Russia's Ministry of Defense said its troops carried out attacks on targets of the defense industry and aviation bases in Ukraine. A missile sequence killed 29 people and hit a child's hospital.

Moscow said its attack was retaliation for the attack on Russia. Earlier, Russia's neighboring governor of the Belgorod region of Ukraine said one civilian was killed and three others injured after Ukraine's missile hit the village.

On Monday, July 8 morning, in response to Kyiv's efforts to undermine Russia's energy and economic facilities, the Russian Federation Armed Forces carried out attacks with long-range precision weapons against military industry facilities Ukraine and the AFU (Ukraine Armed Forces), the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The purpose of the attack has been achieved. The assigned object has been affected, "added the statement.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russian troops fired more than 40 missiles targeting several cities and damaging infrastructure, commercial buildings, and housing in the fiercest attacks in months.

Russia's Defense Ministry said Kyiv's accusations of deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure in the attack were completely untrue.

Many photos and video footage published from Kyiv firmly confirmed the fact of the destruction caused by the collapse of Ukraine's air defense missile launched from an anti-aircraft missile system in the city, the Ukrainian ministry said.