Ukraine-Russia war latest news: Blow for Putin’s forces as Crimea airfield hit and Russia drone debris found in Romania
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Ukraine has said its missile forces carried out a strike on a Russian military airfield in Crimea that has been used for attacks against it, marking the latest in a series of attacks on the peninsula.
The Ukrainian military’s general staff said in a statement that Russia‘s Saky airfield in western Crimea was the latest target to be struck and that it was assessing the aftermath.
“This is one of the operational airfields that Russia uses to control the airspace, in particular the Black Sea, and for launching airstrikes on Ukrainian territory,” it said.
The strike came as Romania confirmed that fragments of a Russian drone fell in its territory, a day after Russia targeted Ukraine with 38 long-range drones.
Ukraine’s Air Force said three of the drones “were lost after crossing the state border with Romania”.
Nato’s leadership said it had ruled out the incident being a deliberate act of aggression by Vladimir Putin towards the alliance, while accusing Russia of being “irresponsible”.
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