Russia attacked Odessa airport to destroy weapons from the US and European countries

Russia He stated today that he has attacked the Odessa airport, in southern Ukraine, with high-precision missiles to destroy a hangar with weapons and ammunition that the Ukrainian Army would have received from the US and European countries.

“Onyx high-precision missiles destroyed near Odessa at a military airfield a hangar with weapons and ammunition received from the United States and European countries, and also destroyed the runway”Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.

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On Saturday, the Southern Operational Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed that the landing and take-off runway of the Odessa airport has been damaged and disabled by the impact of Russian missiles.

Konashenkov further stated that high-precision missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit seven military facilities in Ukraine, including four assembly areas for soldiers and military equipment, as well as three rocket and artillery weapons and ammunition depots in the Donetsk and Kharkiv.

In turn, the operational-tactical and military aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed two Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems in the Zaporizhia region, where Russian forces also attacked two ammunition and fuel depots, as well as fifteen bastions and areas of concentration of soldiers and equipment.

Referential image. Firefighters try to control the fire caused by an attack near Odessa. REUTERS (NACHO TWELVE /)

As a result of the attacks, up to 140 soldiers were killed and 19 armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were eliminated, Konashenkov said.

During the day, missile forces and artillery hit 786 assembly areas of soldiers and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 24 command posts and three depots of rockets and artillery weapons and ammunition in the Hrushuvakha area, in the Kharkov region.

Up to 200 troops were killed in the attacks, and a battery of multiple rocket launchers and up to 20 pieces of military equipment were destroyed.

Also, Russian air defense systems shot down two Russian Air Force Su-24M bombers. Ukraine in the Petrivske area in the Kharkov region, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

Source: Elcomercio