Russian Defense Ministry: Russia Targets Ukraine’s Long-Range Missiles

Russian Defense Ministry: Russia Targets Ukraine’s Long-Range Missiles
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu chairs a meeting with the leadership of the Armed Forces, in Moscow, Russia, on July 5, 2022. Russian Defense Ministry/Handout via Reuters
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered generals to prioritise destroying Ukraine’s long-range missile and artillery weapons after Western-supplied weapons were used to strike Russian supply lines.

Nearly five months since President Vladimir Putin ordered the Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces are grinding through the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine and now control around a fifth of the country.