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Russia attacked Ukrainian military facilities in retaliation

Moscow, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Army today attacked military industrial complex facilities of Ukraine in response to the attack last Thursday with Atacms missiles against its territory, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

In response to the shelling of the civilian infrastructure of the Belgorod region of Russia with US-made Atacms operational tactical missiles this morning, the Russian Armed Forces launched an attack with high-precision weapons on facilities of the Ukrainian military industrial complex, the military statement indicated.

The Defense Ministry added that among the attacked sites is the Luch design office, where they develop and manufacture Neptune long-range guided missiles and rockets for the Olja multiple launch system.

In this regard, the military authorities confirmed that all the targets of the aggression were hit.

The Ministry also reported that its troops extended the control in the area of the special military operation to Petropavlovka and Vremevka localities, located in the Donetsk People’s Republic.

The military agency also added that over the past day in the area of the Eastern group confrontations the Ukrainian casualties amounted to 585 soldiers.

To them there are up to 470 enemy servicemen killed on the line of operations in the Western grouping, more than 245 in the Southern grouping, up to 65 in the Dnieper and more than 30 in the Northern grouping.

The Russian authorities have reiterated that despite the efforts of the Ukrainian leadership and its Western allies to inflict a strategic defeat on Moscow, the special military operation will continue for the sake of accomplishing its goals.

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