The Russian army bombed 17 military facilities and announced the killing of 200 Ukrainian soldiers

The Russian military said it bombed 17 Ukrainian military facilities with high-precision missiles on Saturday, and also destroyed a command center and a missile and artillery storage warehouse.

The Russian Defense Ministry added in an online post that the air strikes during the day killed more than 200 Ukrainian soldiers and destroyed 23 armored vehicles.

The post did not mention an attack on Odessa airport, which the local governor said had been hit by a Russian missile, causing the runway to stop operating.

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