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Russia Demands Answers on Turkey Arms Transfer as Kyiv Strikes
Russia and Ukraine are in a war.
Russia is unhappy because it heard that weapons from the United States, stored in Turkey, might be sent to help Ukraine.
Russia asked the US and Turkey to explain what is happening and warned that the move would hurt their relationships.
At the same time, Ukraine is using long-range attacks to hit places deep inside Russia.
Ukraine says it struck an important space factory in the Russian city of Samara with special missiles called Flamingo missiles.
Russian leaders say they stopped the attack and that only a little damage happened.
Ukraine also says it hit an air base and an oil facility far from the border.
Both sides send many drones at each other, and Russia says it stopped 598 Ukrainian drones in one day.
A Russian attack on an apartment building in Ukraine hurt many people, and sadly a tiny baby died.
Ukraine says it is causing damage inside Russia so that peace will come sooner.
Russia's Foreign Ministry demanded clarification from the United States and Turkey over reports that a 'substantial arsenal' of US weapons stored in Turkey could be transferred to Ukraine.
Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned such a transfer would cause 'serious harm' to Russia's bilateral relations with Washington and Ankara.
Ukraine said it struck the Roscosmos-operated Progress Center in Russia's Samara region with Flamingo missiles, while Russian officials said air defence repelled a 'massive' barrage causing localized damage and injuries.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine also hit Russia's Savasleyka air base, about 700 kilometres from the front line, and an oil facility in Ust-Luga, more than 800 kilometres from the border.
A Russian strike on an apartment building in southeastern Ukraine killed an infant and injured 11 people, while Russia reported intercepting 598 Ukrainian drones across 19 regions.
- Who
- Russia's Foreign Ministry (spokeswoman Maria Zakharova), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the United States and Turkey
- What
- Russia demanded explanations over a reported transfer of US weapons from Turkey to Ukraine as Kyiv intensified long-range strikes on Russian infrastructure
- Where
- Russia (Samara region, Moscow region, Savasleyka air base, Ust-Luga), southeastern Ukraine, Turkey, the United States, the Black and Azov seas, and Crimea
- When
- Reported on a Saturday; articles do not give a specific date, with ACLED data cited comparing July and January strike frequency
- Why
- Russia opposes Western weapons reaching Kyiv, while Ukraine said it is delivering long-range 'sanctions' to pressure Russia toward peace
Ukraine and Western backers
Russia
Strike on the Samara Progress Center
Ukraine and Western backers
Ukraine said its attack hit the Roscosmos Progress Center, involved in electronics production, using Flamingo missiles, calling it 'a good achievement'.
Russia
Russian official Ivan Noskov said air-defence units repelled a 'massive' missile barrage, with the attack causing localized damage to industrial facilities and several injuries.
Arms transfers from US stockpiles in Turkey
Ukraine and Western backers
Reports suggest US weapons and ammunition stored in Turkey could be transferred to Kyiv to support Ukraine's defence.
Russia
Russia warned that such a transfer would cause 'serious harm' to its bilateral relations with Washington and Ankara.
Responsibility for strikes on civilians
Ukraine and Western backers
Ukrainian officials reported that a Russian strike on an apartment building in southeastern Ukraine killed an infant and injured 11 people.
Russia
Russia's Ministry of Defense said its forces targeted warehouses and infrastructure at Ukrainian ports and reported intercepting 598 Ukrainian drones.
Key facts
- Complaint
- Reported transfer of a 'substantial arsenal' of US weapons stored in Turkey to Ukraine
- Parties asked for clarification
- United States and Turkey
- Strike targets claimed by Ukraine
- Progress Center in Samara (Roscosmos), Savasleyka air base, oil facility in Ust-Luga
- Russia's response
- Air defence repelled a 'massive' missile barrage; localized industrial damage and several injuries in Samara
- Drones intercepted by Russia on Saturday
- 598 Ukrainian drones across 19 regions, the Black and Azov seas, and Crimea
- Drones launched by Russia on Saturday
- 152, of which Ukraine's Air Force said it shot down 124
- Casualties
- Infant killed and 11 injured in southeastern Ukraine; two injured, including a nine-year-old, in Shatura, Moscow region
- Long-range strikes trend
- Three times as many strikes beyond 200 km in July as in January (ACLED data)
Quotes
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine
“In Russia’s Samara region, one of the key enterprises within Roscosmos – the Progress Center, which was involved, among other things, in electronics production – was hit. Flamingo missiles were used,”
firstpost.com
“Such a move would cause “serious harm ... to our bilateral relations with Washington and Ankara,” she said.”
wionews.com
firstpost.com
Sources
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