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Russian military launches air strikes claiming to hit Ukrainian steel plants and power facilities
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Russian military launches air strikes claiming to hit Ukrainian steel plants and power facilities

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The Russian Defense Ministry claimed to have launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine at night, targeting the ArcelorMittal steel plant in the city of Kliforo, the substation in Zhitomyr, the steel plant in Zaporozhye, and a cargo ship bound for the port of Odessa.

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Russia and Ukraine continue to engage in armed conflict, and infrastructure is often targeted.

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(Central News Agency, Moscow, Comprehensive Foreign News Report on the 17th) The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed today that the Russian army launched a large-scale attack on infrastructure targets across Ukraine at night, including Ukraine’s largest steel plant in the city of Kryvyi Rih.

Reuters reported that the factory is owned by steel giant ArcelorMittal, and the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that the factory supplies steel products to the Ukrainian military-industrial complex.

The Russian Defense Ministry also said Russian troops also hit a substation in the northwestern Ukrainian city of Zhytomyr and another steel plant in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia.

The Russian Defense Ministry mentioned that a cargo ship in the Black Sea was also hit, and alleged that the ship was transporting military cargo to the Odesa Port in Ukraine.

Reuters was unable to independently verify the Russian Defense Ministry's claims.

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  • What is the extent of damage to ArcelorMittal's factory?
  • What exactly does a Black Sea cargo ship carry?

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This article was originally published by 中央社.

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