A military vessel and a stockpile of Harpoon missiles were hit during Saturday’s attack, the defense ministry has said The Russian Ministry of Defense has confirmed striking targets in the major Ukrainian port of Odessa on Saturday, revealing that its missiles hit military infrastructure and arms stockpiles.

Regional authorities should support businesses willing to fill the void left by Western firms, the president has urged Western pressure on Russia intended to strangle the country’s economy has in reality turned out to be a powerful incentive for the development of domestic industries, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

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