“High-precision, long-range, sea-based Kalibr missiles attacked a military installation on the outskirts of Kiev,” said Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov. “As a result of the attack on the Zhulyansky Vizar machine shop, laboratories for the production and repair of long-range and medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as anti-ship missiles, were destroyed,” he added. . “The number and scale of rocket attacks on objects in Kyiv will increase,” he said. Witnesses reported some of the strongest explosions in the capital since Russian forces withdrew from the area two weeks ago. This was done after Ukraine claimed responsibility for the sinking of Moscow’s flagship missile, Moskva, targeting it with two anti-ship missiles. The Pentagon says it believes Ukrainian missiles hit the ship, which was by far Russia’s largest ship in its Black Sea fleet, equipped with guided missiles to attack the coast and shoot down planes and radar to provide cover to the navy. . The Russian Defense Ministry admitted that Moskva sank, but said it collapsed while being towed to the port after a fire and explosions in rough seas. More than 500 crew members were evacuated, he added. (REUTERS) A Russian state television presenter has said that Vladimir Putin’s “special operation” in Ukraine is taking longer than expected because Moscow has entered a third world war against NATO. Presenter Olga Skabeyeva asked Rossiya 1 viewers to “recognize” that the country was now “fighting against NATO infrastructure, if not NATO itself.” “What has escalated could clearly be called World War III,” he said. Separately, police said more than 900 civilian bodies had been found in the area around the Ukrainian capital following the withdrawal of Russian forces – most of them shot dead. Andriy Nebytov, head of the Kyiv regional police force, said the bodies had been abandoned on the streets or temporarily buried. He cited police figures showing that 95 percent died from gunfire. “It simply came to our notice then [Russian] “During the occupation, people were just executed on the streets,” said Mr Nebytov. More bodies are found every day, under rubble and in mass graves, he added. “Most of the victims were found in Bucha, where there are more than 350 bodies,” he said. Russia has also accused Ukraine of launching airstrikes on apartment buildings in Bryansk, a Russian region bordering Ukraine, and allegedly injuring seven people. In Kyiv, a new bombing could mean a return to the constant crying of air raid sirens heard in the early days of the invasion and the terrible nights housed in subway stations. The rough signs of pre-war life reappeared in the capital after Russian troops failed to occupy the city and retreated to focus on eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian officials have not confirmed targets in Russia and the reports could not be verified by an independent.
