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Venäjän puolustusministeriö vannoo kostavansa eilen tehdyn ATACMS-hyökkäyksen Belgorodin alueelle vaikka venäläisten mukaan kaikki ohjukset tiputettiin eikä kukaan loukkaantunut tai mikään vahingoittunut.
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/7442610The Ministry of Defense promised retaliation for the ATACMS strike on the Belgorod Region
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it would launch a retaliatory strike in response to the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attack with ATACMS missiles on the Belgorod Region. The department noted that all ATACMS were shot down, and there were no casualties or damage.
In a report released in the afternoon of January 17, the department reported that the day before, on January 16, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to launch a missile strike on the region’s territory. Six missiles were used, which, according to the Ministry of Defense, were manufactured in the United States. The department noted that Russia would launch a retaliatory strike.
The local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov announced the announcement of a missile danger signal for the entire Belgorod Region at 21:27. Eight minutes later, he wrote that the warning had been lifted.
Also, according to Mr. Gladkov, over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked eight districts of the Belgorod Region using drones and ammunition. The strikes damaged cars, houses and a gas pipe. Two civilians were injured in the attacks. One of them is in satisfactory condition, and the other is in serious condition. He was injured when his car exploded.