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defence ministry said in a statement the strike took out "a
large batch of weapons and military equipment delivered from the
USA and European countries" and intended for Ukrainian troops in
the eastern Donbas region where the fighting is concentrated.
Reuters could not independently verify the report, which also
said Russian missiles had struck fuel storage facilities near
Odesa on the Black Sea coast and shot down two Ukrainian Su-25
aircraft and 14 drones.
In its latest update on the war, which Russia calls a "special
military operation", the defence ministry also said Russia had
struck numerous Ukrainian command posts.
The West has stepped up weapons supplies to Ukraine since
Russia's Feb. 24 invasion and Russia's military is trying to
intercept and destroy them. Moscow says Western arms deliveries
for Kyiv, and the imposition of drastic sanctions against the
Russian economy, amount to a "proxy war" by the United States
and its allies.
(Reporting by Mark Trevelyan; Editing by Frances Kerry)
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