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On February 24, 2022 Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev's forces.

Russia Strikes Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure in Retaliation for Attack on Taganrog

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The attack was carried out in retaliation for Kiev's use of six ATACMS missiles against an airfield in Russia's Taganrog on December 11.
The Russian Armed Forces conducted a massive strike on critical fuel and energy infrastructure in Ukraine that supported the operations of its defense industry, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
"In response to the use of American long-range weapons, the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike with long-range, high-precision air- and sea-based weapons, as well as strike drones, targeting critical fuel and energy infrastructure in Ukraine that supports the functioning of the defense-industrial complex," the ministry stated.
The goal of the strike was achieved and all designated targets were hit, the ministry emphasized.
The process of preparing a crane for loading the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) on to the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). File photo - Sputnik International, 1920, 11.12.2024
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