Russia confirms an attack on a military factory near kyiv

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MADRID, 16 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –

The Russian Ministry of Defense has confirmed an attack carried out in recent hours against a military factory in the vicinity of the capital, kyiv, whose mayor, Vitali Klitschko, had reported explosions in the area last night.

The attack has been confirmed by the Defense Ministry spokesman, General Igor Konashenkov, within an offensive that has reached “16 enemy targets”, all “destroyed with high-precision missiles, including equipment, warehouses and arsenals.”

Konashenkov has also confirmed a Russian attack on a “military equipment repair shop” in Mikolaiv, in southern Ukraine, according to a press conference collected by the TASS agency.

The attacks in the vicinity of the capital take place despite the fact that Russian forces had initially withdrawn from the area to focus their offensive on eastern Ukraine.

Also in the last few hours, local Ukrainian authorities have denounced Russian bombardments in the center of the country, beginning with the impact of a missile against a military airfield in Kirovograd, according to the Mayor’s Office.

They have also reported at least one dead and three injured in a Russian bombing of the disputed town of Donetsk, in the east of the country, as well as attacks in the central town of Poltava, which have also left one dead.