The ministry said it had used high-precision Onyx missiles to strike the airport, after Ukraine accused Russia of throwing out a newly constructed runway at Odessa Central Airport. Odessa regional governor Maksym Marchenko said Russia had used a Bastion missile fired from Crimea. read more Reuters could not immediately confirm the reports. Russia’s Defense Ministry also said that its air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian Su-24m bombers over the Kharkiv region overnight. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Reuters. curated by Guy Faulconbridge Our role models: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
title: “Russia Hits Us Weapons At Airport Near Odessa Defense Ministry Says Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-29” author: “Christina Martinez”
Author of the article: Date of publication: May 1, 2022 • 9 hours ago • 1 minute reading • 38 comments Firefighters operate at an oil refinery that caught fire after a rocket attack near the port of Odessa, in the midst of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, April 3, 2022. Photo from REUTERS / Nacho Doce / File Photo
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Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Sunday that it had struck weapons supplied to Ukraine by the United States and European countries and destroyed a runway at a military airport near the Ukrainian city of Odessa.
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The ministry said it had used high-precision Onyx missiles to strike the airport, after Ukraine accused Russia of throwing out a newly constructed runway at Odessa Central Airport. Odessa regional governor Maksym Marchenko said Russia had used a Bastion missile fired from Crimea. Reuters could not immediately confirm the reports. Russia’s Defense Ministry also said that its air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian Su-24m bombers over the Kharkiv region overnight.
