On Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that its forces carried out multiple overnight strikes on Ukrainian military-industrial enterprises in several regions.
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In Kiev and the surrounding region, three enterprises used for the assembly and storage of FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles and FP-9 missiles as well as drone production and assembly were hit.
The strikes also targeted facilities producing and storing components for FP-5 Flamingo missiles in Pryluky of the Chernihiv region and Lozova of the Kharkiv region; a drone component workshop in Oleksandriia of the Kirovohrad region; a rocket and space enterprise in Dnipro of the Dnipropetrovsk region used for the production, storage and supply of Flamingo missiles and drones; and some others.
On the maritime front, a ship repair plant producing and storing naval drones and their components was struck in the port of Izmail, while a dry cargo ship delivering military supplies was hit in the port of Odesa.
President Putin Turns 74
On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin turned 74, prompting numerous foreign leaders to congratulate him by phone. Putin, who was born in St. Petersburg in 1952 and has led Russia since 1999, held phone conversations with leaders from the post-Soviet space, including the Belarusian, Armenian, Kyrgyz and Tajik presidents.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping had already congratulated him in advance on Tuesday, and Putin is expected to receive a phone call from U.S. President Donald Trump, who has expressed his willingness to address the possible outbreak of pneumonic plague in Siberia.
The Kremlin also announced that, at the conclusion of his talks with his counterparts, Putin will chair a meeting of Russia’s Security Council amid an escalation of attacks between the Russian and Ukrainian armies. Following the 2020 constitutional reform, Putin will be eligible to run for president for a sixth time in 2030 and again in 2036.
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Sources: Xinhua – EFE
