Russia Calls Kyiv Strike Payback For a Ukrainian ATACMS Attack
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Russia’s defense ministry said a missile strike that killed four people in Kyiv overnight came in response to a Ukrainian attack earlier in the week using US-made ATACMS tactical missiles.
On Friday, the ministry vowed retaliation after saying that Ukraine’s forces fired six of projectiles at unspecified “facilities” in the Belgorod region near the nations’ border. Ukraine didn’t confirm use of the weapons.