KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Protection Ministry stated air defenses shot down 10 U.S.-supplied Ukrainian missiles focused on Crimea early Wednesday simply as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken used to be visiting Kyiv.
The ministry stated 10 U.S.-supplied Ukrainian ATACMS missiles had been destroyed over the Black Sea over Crimea.
Sevastopol Gov. Mikhail Razvozhayev stated air defenses shot down a number of Ukrainian missiles over the Black Sea and close to the Belbek air base. The fragments of downed missiles fell into residential spaces however led to no casualties, Razvozhayev stated.
The Protection Ministry stated that during different Ukrainian assaults, Russian air defenses additionally shot down 9 Ukrainian drones, two Vilha rockets, two anti-radar HARM missiles and two Hammer guided bombs over the Belgorod area early Wednesday. Belgorod Gov. Vuacheslav Gladkov stated two folks had been injured within the village of Dubovoye when a Ukranian rocket set their space ablaze.
The army stated 5 different Ukrainian drones had been downed over the Kursk area and 3 drones had been shot down over the Bryansk area.
The Protection Ministry additionally stated that every other Ukrainian drone used to be downed over the Tatarstan area. Tatarstan is situated greater than 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) east of the border with Ukraine.
Vasily Golubev, the governor of the Rostov area, stated two drones attacked a gasoline depot. He stated there have been no casualties or fireplace.
Ukraine has introduced a gentle collection of drone assaults on oil refineries and gasoline depots throughout Russia over the last months, inflicting important harm.
The Ukrainian assaults got here as Russian troops pressed their offensive in northeast Ukraine that started final week, which marked probably the most important border incursion for the reason that full-scale invasion started.
In simply two days, Moscow has captured from 100 to 125 sq. kilometers (38 to 47 sq. miles) that come with a minimum of seven villages, maximum of them already depopulated, consistent with two analysts who observe the combating the usage of public resources of data.
Blinken, who arrived Tuesday on a two-day consult with, sought to rally Ukrainians’ spirits all the way through the brand new Russian offensive, assuring them that they don’t seem to be by myself and that billions of bucks in American army support this is at the means after months of political delays will make a “actual distinction” at the battlefield.
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