Russian forces hit Ukrainian airfields, destroying all targets, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed Monday.
“Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a group strike with long-range precision air-launched weapons against enemy targets at airfields,” the defense ministry said.
“As a result of the strike, command posts and radar posts, as well as aviation equipment, storage facilities with weapons and ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit,” it added in its daily briefing.
What Kyiv is saying: Earlier on Monday, Ukraine claimed that Russia launched a widespread missile and drone attack on its territory overnight. Ukraine’s Armed Forces said Ukrainian air defenses destroyed 67 out of 75 "air targets" launched on Kyiv.
Khmelnytskyi regional military administration said Russia had attacked a military facility, in the western region overnight, damaging five aircraft.