Russia Resumes Attack on Kyiv, Retaliates for Black Sea Fleet Flagship Sinking

On the 24th of last month (local time), the large landing ship "Orsk" of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which was anchored at Berdyansk Port on the Azov Sea about 80 km from Mariupol, Ukraine, was on fire. The Ukrainian Navy claimed that they sank the Orsk, which was at Berdyansk Port occupied by Russia. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Russia has resumed attacks targeting Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, in retaliation for the sinking of the Black Sea Fleet flagship.

The Ukrainian presidential office stated on the 15th (local time) that explosions were heard last night in the Vasylkiv area on the outskirts of Kyiv, and air defense systems were activated. Since the Russian military withdrew from the northern front of Ukraine, including Kyiv, at the end of last month, attacks targeting Kyiv had significantly decreased.

These attacks are interpreted as retaliation for the sinking of the Black Sea Fleet flagship Moskva the previous day. The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that Moskva sank due to a large fire, but Ukraine stated that it struck Moskva with two Neptune anti-ship missiles, sinking the vessel.

The Russian Ministry of Defense issued a statement on the day, saying, "In response to the terrorist attacks on Russian territory carried out by the Ukrainian nationalist regime, we will increase the frequency and scale of missile attacks on targets within Kyiv." It also announced that it struck a military factory on the outskirts of Kyiv last night using long-range naval missiles.

Combining the announcements from the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Ukrainian government statement, it appears that a military factory in the Vasylkiv area on the outskirts of Kyiv was hit by a long-range missile attack from Russian forces last night.

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