MOSCOW/KIEV, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Russia and Ukraine reported overnight strikes against each other amid intensified military actions on Tuesday, with Moscow saying it had carried out a large-scale attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, while Kiev reported a strike on a drone production facility inside Russia.
The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces conducted a massive strike using high-precision ground-based weapons and drones, targeting Ukrainian energy facilities. The ministry described the operation as a response to what it called Ukrainian "terrorist attacks" on Russian civilian targets, adding that "all designated targets had been hit."
Earlier on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched nearly 300 strike drones, 18 ballistic missiles and seven cruise missiles overnight, mainly targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said Ukrainian forces struck the Atlant Aero plant in Russia's Rostov region overnight. The facility is involved in the production and testing of strike and reconnaissance drones, including Molniya-type unmanned aerial vehicles, according to a statement.
The Ukrainian military said the strike was aimed at reducing Russia's ability to produce drones and strike civilian targets in Ukraine. On the other hand, the Russian Defense Ministry said Russian air defense systems had intercepted multiple aerial targets over the past day, including guided bombs, rockets and unmanned aerial vehicles. ■