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Russian forces struck a private enterprise with a long-range cruise missile overnight in the central Ukrainian region of Vinnytsia, causing an unspecified number of injuries, the local governor said Friday. Earlier, Russian officials said a drone attack damaged a building in a southwestern town near the Kursk nuclear power station. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
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11:15am: Ukraine says drone attack on Russian airport launched from inside Russia
A recent drone attack on an airport in Russia that damaged several transport planes was carried out from within Russian territory, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief has claimed.
“The drones used to attack the ‘Kresty’ air base in Pskov were launched from Russia,” Kyrylo Budanov wrote on social media, adding that: “Four Russian IL-76 military transport planes were hit as a result of the attack.”
Kyiv officials normally neither claim nor deny responsibility for attacks on Russian soil.
Satellite images analysed by AP show that Tuesday’s suspected drone attacks destroyed at least two Ilyushin Il-76 military transport planes at the air base in Pskov.
Eleven other aircraft had been moved off their parking pads into different positions on the airport’s taxiways, possibly in an attempt to make it more difficult for them to be struck again, AP said.
10:45am: No ‘sustainable’ peace unless all occupied territories are freed, says Ukraine’s Zelensky
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