{"id":5241,"date":"2026-04-16T15:52:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=5241"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:45:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:45:48","slug":"russia-strikes-ukrainian-military-and-energy-sites-after-kiev-kills-children-mod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/russia-strikes-ukrainian-military-and-energy-sites-after-kiev-kills-children-mod\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia strikes Ukrainian military and energy sites after Kiev kills children \u2013 MOD"},"content":{"rendered":"

An overnight Ukrainian drone raid killed two minors in the Russian Black Sea port city of Tuapse<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Russian armed forces carried out mass strikes on Ukrainian military and energy sites on Thursday in response to a drone attack that killed two children in the country\u2019s Krasnodar Region, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said.<\/p>\n

Russian strikes hit facilities involved in the production of cruise missiles and medium- and long-range UAVs, the MOD said in a statement on Thursday, adding that energy infrastructure sites used to support Ukraine\u2019s military were also targeted.<\/p>\n

\u201dIn response to terrorist attacks by Ukraine against civilian targets on Russian territory, a mass strike has been carried out over the past day using long-range precision weapons launched from land, air, and sea, as well as strike drones,\u201d<\/em> the ministry statement read.<\/p>\n

\u201dThe objectives of the strikes have been achieved. All designated targets have been hit,\u201d<\/em> it added.<\/p>\n

The strike followed a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian Black Sea port city of Tuapse, in which two children aged five and 14 were killed.<\/p>\n

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Ukrainian UAVs also targeted other coastal cities in Russia\u2019s southern Krasnodar Region, including Sochi, which hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics, and Dagomys, Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said. An apartment block, a kindergarten, and five houses were damaged in what he called a \u201cmassive\u201d<\/em> drone assault.<\/p>\n

Ukraine also attacked a Liberian-flagged oil tanker in Russian territorial waters, injuring the vessel\u2019s captain, a Turkish national, who has been hospitalized, Russia\u2019s Investigative Committee announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Ukraine has frequently targeted Russian port infrastructure and energy facilities, as well as tankers and cargo ships.<\/p>\n

Russia has accused Kiev of using Western-supplied weapons to target civilians, with the Russian Defense Ministry on Wednesday releasing a list<\/a> of European companies it said are involved in manufacturing military drones for Kiev.<\/p>\n

The ministry stated that, rather than strengthening the security of European states, the actions of some of the continent\u2019s leaders were increasingly dragging their countries into a war with Russia.<\/p>\n

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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned the European nations on the list that the facilities are \u201cpotential targets\u201d<\/em> for the Russian armed forces.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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