Russian Defense Ministry: Strikes Target Ukrainian Defense Industry Facilities and Logistics Centers – Kuwait Times

Russian Defense Ministry: Strikes Target Ukrainian Defense Industry Facilities and Logistics Centers  Kuwait Times

Moscow: The Russian Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday that its forces had targeted defense industry facilities, logistics centers and transport infrastructure… Moscow: The Russian Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday that its forces had targeted defense industry facilities, logistics centers and transport infrastructure in Ukraine, in addition to a dry cargo ship in the Black Sea and another vessel with dual-use purposes. Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency quoted the ministry as confirming in a statement that the armed forces carried out coordinated strikes on Monday evening using precision-guided weapons launched from land and drones, targeting defense industry facilities, logistics centers, railway infrastructure, ports and vessels involved in transporting military cargo to Ukraine.

The ministry stated that the strikes targeted a workshop at a facility in the capital, Kyiv, containing production lines for missiles and long-range drones, noting that a locomotive maintenance depot in Kyiv was also damaged. It added that the facility was used to repair and restore railway cars designated for transporting military cargo and dual-use goods, which it said were intended to support Ukrainian forces. In Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv region, the ministry said a logistics center in the town of Ternivka, used to store dual-use cargo intended to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was targeted, along with a drone storage facility in the town of Mishkovo-Pohorilove in