Ukraine has developed long-range weapon, Volodymyr Zelensky says, a day after strike deep inside Russia
- The president referred to a weapon that hit a target 700km away, in the clearest hint that Kyiv was behind an attack on an airport in western Russia
- The arms were produced by Ukraine’s Ministry of Strategic Industries, Zelensky said, giving no details
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that his country has developed a weapon that hit a target 700km (400 miles) away, in an apparent reference to the previous day’s strike on an airport in western Russia.
Zelensky said on his Telegram channel the weapon was produced by Ukraine’s Ministry of Strategic Industries but gave no other details.
On Wednesday, a four-hour wave of drones that Moscow blamed on Ukraine hit an airport near Russia’s border with Estonia and Latvia, damaging four Il-76 military transport planes, according to local reports.
The airport is in Russia’s Pskov region, about 700km (400 miles) north of the Ukrainian border.
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Drones allegedly from Ukraine hit high-rise buildings in Moscow central districts
In all, six Russian regions were targeted in the barrage amid the 18-month war. Associated Press was unable to determine whether the drones were launched from Ukraine or inside Russia.