Ukraine and Russia exchange claims about missile strikes

• Kyiv says it is dealing with civilian missile strikes: one hit a residential building, 22 people were injured after the missile strike.
• In Crimea, Mikhail Razvozhaev, the Russian-appointed governor, says Russian air defenses shot down a missile over the peninsula; he said there were no casualties.
• Ukraine claims a video shows a drone strike on a weapons depot in Russia’s Belgorod region.

Russian authorities have said that an airstrike hit an ammunition depot, claiming it was a military target. The material also says it is dealing with a missile strike on a civilian location, with the author citing that Russia’s missile strike killed at least four children and injured at least 22 people. It also claims that the strike was carried out by a drone attack on a weapons depot in Russia’s Belgorod region. The material says that Russia’s airstrike was carried out by the Tochka-U missile system, and that the strike was carried out with missiles of the type Tochka-U.

In Kyiv, meanwhile, the local administration says Russian forces fired ballistic missiles at residential areas, injuring civilians. It says the strike hit a residential building and that the missile was launched from Crimea. It also says that the missile strike injured 22 people, and that the video shows the missile hitting the building.

In Crimea, according to the Russian governor Mikhail Razvozhaev, a Russian air defense system shot down a missile over the peninsula, and there were no casualties. Razvozhaev said that three people were killed, and that all those killed were civilians. He added that the missile was shot down near the city of Sevastopol.

According to the Ukrainian side, Ukrainian drones struck a Russian weapons depot, with the video showing the explosion. The Ukrainian statement says the strike was carried out on an ammunition depot in the town of Krasnogorodsk, near the city of Leningradskyi Oblast, and that the fire spread to several buildings. It also says that the strike was carried out by a drone attack on the Wildberries logistics center. The Ukrainian side also claims that the drone attack was carried out by the Tochka-U missile system.

Ukraine’s side says the video shows a drone strike on a military target. In the material, it is claimed that at least 50+ people were injured, while the exact number is not specified. It also says that Andriy Sybiha, the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, said the strike was carried out on a military target.

The material also claims that Russia has repeatedly carried out missile strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.

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