Russia claims dozens of attacks in Ukraine

According to the defence ministry on Tuesday, Russia’s military carried out dozens of airstrikes in eastern Ukraine overnight after Ukrainian officials indicated Moscow had begun a massive offensive.

Airstrikes “hit 60 military assets of Ukraine,” including towns along the eastern frontline, according to the ministry. The government claims that “high-precision air-based missiles” have attacked 13 Ukrainian positions in the Donbass. This includes Slovyansk, a strategic town.

It was reported that Russian troops had destroyed two warehouses in Lugansk’s Chervona Polyana and Kharkiv’s Balakliia that contained Tochka-U tactical missile warheads.

The Ministry of Defense claimed in a statement that 1,260 military targets were hit by rockets and artillery overnight.

“Russian air defence systems shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter near the village of Malynivka in the Donetsk region,” the statement added.

Russia’s military assault on eastern Ukraine has entered a new phase, according to officials in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.

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