Russia resumes attacks on Kyiv after its most important warship sinks
by Nabih Bulos, Laura King and Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times
Apr 15, 2022
4 minutes
SEVERODONETSK, Ukraine — Thunderous blasts echoed in the capital, Kyiv, and in Ukraine’s eastern battle zone on Friday, a day after Russia’s most important warship in the Black Sea sank while being towed to port, marking a humiliating wartime setback for Moscow.
Russia’s defense ministry threatened stepped-up missile attacks after its flagship missile cruiser Moskva went down Thursday following what Ukraine and the United States said was a missile strike and what Moscow claimed was an accidental fire aboard.
The Russian defense ministry said Friday that in Kyiv, a plant that made and repaired Ukrainian missiles was targeted. The capital, which was heavily bombarded at the outset
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