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Friday, March 11, 2022
Russia says it targeted two Ukrainian military airfields
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Russian defense ministry says in a briefing that its troops targeted airports in Lutsk and Ivano-Frankivsk, another western Ukrainian city some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Lutsk.
“Military airfields in Lutsk and Ivano-Frankivsk have been put out of order,” ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov says.
Russian strike also hit Ivano-Frankivsk in western Ukraine, near the border Romania, Slovakia and Hungary pic.twitter.com/mgSvMAZvnU
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The mayor of Ivano-Frankiivsk Ruslan Martsinkiv ordered residents in the neighboring areas to head to shelters after an air raid alert. The mayor of Lutsk also announced an airstrike near the airport.
No casualties were immediately reported.
The strikes were far to the west from the main Russian offensive and could indicate new direction of the war.
The Times of Israel Community.