Russia hits Kyiv missile factory after flagship sunk
5 years agoSmoke is seen over a forest in Kyiv, after strikes were reported to have hit the Ukrainian captial, on April 16, 2022, during Russia's military invasion launched on Ukraine. - A military hardware factory in Kyiv was hit by strikes early on April 16, an AFP journalist said, a day after Russian forces bombed a missile unit outside the city. Smoke rose from the area and there was a heavy police and military presence after the mayor said on social media there had been explosions in the capital's Darnyrsky district. Russia's defence ministry said Moscow's forces had used "high-precision long-range" weapons to hit facilities at an armaments plant in Kyiv. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)
Russia pounded a Ukrainian rocket factory following the sinking of its Black Sea flagship, as President Volodymyr Zelensky said his allies could shorten the war by delivering the weapons he had requested.