Russia says strikes hit Ukrainian military-linked facilities, vessels


MOSCOW, Sept ⁠24 (Reuters) - Russian forces carried ⁠out a series of strikes ‌across Ukraine overnight and later on Thursday, targeting facilities and vessels that ​Moscow said were ⁠linked to the ⁠Ukrainian military.

Russia's Defence Ministry said ⁠the overnight ‌strikes targeted several Kyiv-based facilities producing ⁠drones and drone components, two telecommunications ​centres ‌serving the Ukrainian military, ⁠logistics hubs ​at the port of Odesa, and an oil tanker ⁠bound for Chornomorsk.

The ministry ​said Russian forces later carried out additional strikes on an unspecified ⁠logistics centre in Odesa, a drone storage warehouse in Novi Biliari in the Odesa ​region, and ⁠a cargo vessel bound for ​Odesa.

Reuters could not ‌independently verify the claims.

(Reporting ​by Reuters; Editing by Gleb Bryanski, Kirsten Donovan)

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