Russia says it hit Kyiv procuring centre as a result of it was storing rockets

Folks stand on the website of a bombing at a shopping mall in Kyiv as Russia’s invasion on Ukraine continues, Ukraine, March 21, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

LONDON, March 21 (Reuters) – Russia stated on Monday it had struck a Kyiv procuring centre with high-precision long-range weapons as a result of it was getting used as a rocket retailer and reloading station by Ukrainian forces.

The Kyiv procuring centre was attacked late on Sunday, killing at the least eight folks, wrecking close by buildings and leaving smoking piles of rubble and the twisted wreckage of burned-out automobiles unfold over a number of hundred metres. learn extra

“The areas close to the procuring centre had been used as a big base for storing rocket munitions and for reloading a number of rocket launchers,” Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov advised reporters.

“Excessive-precision long-range weapons on the evening of March 21 destroyed a battery of Ukrainian a number of rocket launchers and a retailer of ammunition in a non-functioning procuring middle,” he stated.

Konashenkov confirmed video which he stated confirmed that Ukraine had been utilizing the procuring centre as a weapons retailer and reloading station.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has killed hundreds of individuals, displaced 10 million and raised fears of a wider confrontation between Russia and the US.

President Vladimir Putin says the “particular army operation” in Ukraine is critical as a result of the US was utilizing Ukraine to threaten Russia. Russia, he stated, needed to defend towards the “genocide” of Russian-speaking folks by Ukraine.

Ukraine says it’s preventing for its existence towards a Russian imperial-style land seize and that Putin’s claims of genocide are nonsense.

The West has imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia that the Kremlin says quantity to a declaration of financial battle by the US and its allies. China has known as for calm.

Moscow says Western media have given a one-sided model of the battle whereas ignoring Russian narratives.

“We wish to once more remind Western media: now we have given full proof displaying that the Kyiv nationalistic regime has used civilian objects in residential areas of Kyiv and in different cities as artillery and rocket system firing positions,” Konashenkov stated.

Konashenkov stated Russia’s operation was being carried out by knowledgeable and well-armed forces and denied Ukrainian claims that Russian forces had hit any civilian objects.

He dismissed Ukrainian claims about Russian losses of personnel and gear as “propaganda lies”.

Reporting by Man Faulconbridge; Enhancing by Conor Humphries

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