China News Service, June 6th, a comprehensive report, in the early morning of the 5th local time, continuous explosions occurred in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said that the Russian military used long-range high-precision missiles to carry out air strikes on Kyiv.
Reuters said it was the first missile attacked by Russian forces in Kyiv since late April.
At the same time, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the same day that if the West provides Ukraine with longer-range missiles, Russia will strike new targets.
Smoke rises in the background as a man walks through a street in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 5, 2022.
Explosion in two districts of Kyiv
Russian military uses long-range high-precision missiles to strike
Kyiv mayor Klitschko said that several explosions occurred in the city of Kyiv in the early morning of the 5th local time.
Ukrainian media reported that air defense sirens were sounded almost across the country.
On the same day, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the Russian army used long-range high-precision missiles to hit a repair factory on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, destroying T-72 tanks and other armored vehicles provided by Eastern European countries stored in the factory.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov also said that military targets in the Donbas region and in eastern and southern Ukraine were also hit, including multiple rocket launchers and U.S.-made anti-artillery radars.
Smoke rises after an explosion in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 5, 2022.
Earlier in the day, the Ukrainian Air Force said preliminary data showed that the Russian army used a Tu-95 strategic bomber to launch an attack on Kyiv from the waters of the Caspian Sea.
The Ukrainian army also said that at about 6 a.m. that day, after the Ukrainian air defense identified the attacking missile, it shot down a cruise missile.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces released a message saying that parts of the infrastructure in the Darnyach and Dnieper districts of Kyiv were attacked by Russian missiles and set on fire.
One person was injured in the attack and no one was killed.
Putin: If the West sends Uganda missiles with longer range
Russia will strike new targets
On the 5th local time, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow will strike new targets in Ukraine if Western countries provide Ukraine with longer-range missiles.
FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin.
He said the West's supply of more weapons to Kyiv had only one purpose - to prolong the conflict as long as possible.
Putin also said that the United States provided Ukraine with rocket launchers to supplement the combat losses of the Ukrainian army, which will not change anything in essence.
Recently, US President Biden issued a statement announcing the 11th security assistance plan for Ukraine.
Biden said the latest aid plan includes providing Ukraine with more advanced weapons such as the "Haimas" high-mobility rocket system.
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that foreign arms supply to Ukraine will not affect the realization of Russia's special operations goals, but will only exacerbate the situation and cause more suffering to Ukraine itself.