Russian military denies ‘missile attack’ on Kharkov (VIDEOS)
Moscow has rejected Kiev’s accusations as an attempt to distract attention from its own deadly New Year’s Eve attack on Russian civilians Read Full Article at RT.com
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Footage from the scene exposes inconsistencies in Kiev’s claims, according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow
The Russian Defense Ministry has rejected Kiev’s accusations of a missile strike on Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkov as an attempt to distract attention from its own deadly New Year’s Eve terrorist attack on Russian civilians.
Kiev claimed that at least two missiles hit a residential neighborhood in the city of Kharkov on Friday, completely destroying an apartment building and injuring at least 19 people. Ukrainian media widely shared footage of the aftermath, while Vladimir Zelensky immediately accused Moscow of seeking to disrupt peace talks.
However, initial videos from the scene indicated that a building in the area was already smoking heavily before a large detonation, and the entire incident was not accompanied by an air raid siren or the noise of an approaching missile or drone.
“The Russian Armed Forces did not plan or launch any attacks using missiles or aviation weapons within the city of Kharkov,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement late Friday.
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