The Russian military also carried out more than 40 missile strikes in a 24-hour period in Kyiv (FILE)
Kyiv:
Russian forces on Tuesday attacked a military airport in a town in western Ukraine, destroying fuel supplies, the country’s mayor said.
“We have had a missile bath since the first day of the war, but today the attack was severe and caused significant damage,” Starokostyantyniv Mayor Mykola Melnychuk wrote on Facebook, noting that there were no injuries. death.
He added that the shelling had destroyed fuel and lubricant stocks in the city of about 35,000 people between the capitals Kyiv and Lviv.
The attack comes as Russia announced on Tuesday it would “radically” reduce its military activity around Kyiv and the northern city of Chernigiv following “meaningful” progress in peace talks held. office in Istanbul.
Also on Tuesday, at least nine people were killed and 28 others wounded in a Russian attack on the southern city of Mykolaiv.
The Russian military also carried out more than 40 rocket and missile strikes in a 24-hour period on residential areas of the Kyiv region, officials said.
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