Russia says ‘destroyed’ military factory outside Kyiv

MOSCOW: Russia’s protection ministry mentioned Sunday it struck a navy plant outdoors Kyiv, as Moscow intensifies its assaults on the Ukrainian capital.
“Through the night time, high-precision, air-launched missiles destroyed an ammunitions manufacturing unit close to the settlement of Brovary, Kyiv area,” the ministry mentioned in an announcement on Telegram.
The mayor of Brovary Igor Sapozhko mentioned that “some infrastructure objects had been hit” within the early hours of Sunday morning.
An AFP journalist in Brovary didn’t witness any indicators of destruction, smoke or fireplace.
In latest days, Russia has carried out a number of assaults on navy vegetation in and outdoors Kyiv.
Final month, Russia mentioned it was withdrawing troops from northern Ukraine — together with from across the capital — to concentrate on gaining management of the japanese Donbas area.