DW REPORTS OTHER UPDATES: 8-21-2022
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“Russia-Ukraine updates: Russia claims its missiles destroyed ammunition depot in Odesa”
Russia claims it hit Ukraine’s Odesa region with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, seen here under the Russian MiG-31 jet
Russia said on Sunday that its hypesonic Kalibr missiles had destroyed an ammunition depot containing missiles for US-made HIMARS rocket system in Ukraine’s southeastern Odesa region, while Kyiv said a granary had been hit.
Russia’s defence ministry said sea-based Kalibr missiles had destroyed a depot that also housed Western-made anti-aircraft systems.
A spokesman for Odesa’s regional administration said two missiles had been shot down over the sea, but that three had struck agricultural targets.
There were no casualties, the spokesman, Serhiy Bratchuk, said on Telegram. An explosives expert and other investigators were working at the granary, he said.
Russia’s defence ministry also said its forces had destroyed two M777 Howitzers in combat positions in the Kherson region, as well as a fuel depot in the Zaporizhzhia region that it said was storing more than 100 tonnes of diesel fuel.
DW was unable to verify battlefield reports from either side.
Well, well...you are at it again. There is no UFA Kherson offensive. Even the “Viking” in the clip said it wasn’t possible without more artillery and heavy weapons. The claim about the RF not using precision munitions is simply a lie, but the whole piece is really just propaganda to get the West to send more weapons, most of which will be sold in the black market or destroyed before they reach the front.