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Russian forces have launched another massive attack on Ukrainian military facilities far from the front line. So far, Russian strikes have been reported in the city of Pavlograd in the Ukrainian Dnipropetrovsk region.
Russian missiles and kamikaze UAVs were reportedly used for the attack.
According to preliminary reports, at least eight explosions have already thundered in the city. The targets were reportedly the warehouses and in the industrial zone. Damage to trains and railway tracks was also reported.
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Pavlograd is a strategically important city in the Dnipropetrovsk region, where two railway hub stations necessary for the AFU to transfer reserves to Kramatorsk, Slavyansk and Bakhmut are located. The city was repeatedly targeted by missile strikes last year.
A lot of Ukrainian military personell and equipment was deployed in the city. Amid the upcoming Ukrainian offensive, their number has recently increased. The Ukrainian military sent a bunch of troops and equipment into the city, decently covering the area with the air defense. However, this was not enough, and Russian missiles reached their targets.
Footage from the spot confirms that there were secondary detonations as a result of the attacks which means that military facilities of the AFU were destroyed. The targets may include trains with equipment and ammunition, warehouses or air defense missiles.
The local Ukrainian authorities are yet to comment on the strikes. They have only reminded the local residents not to ignore the alarm and stay in their basements.
Ukrainian sources have reported that 16 Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers are now flying towards Ukraine. Apparently, more Russian strikes are expected in the coming hours.
