Two Ukrainian missiles helped bring down a Russian warship that sank on Thursday, a US official told The Washington Post. The sinking of the warship Moscow sparked a duel over how it happened, as Ukraine insisted it shot down the ship, while Russia claimed the ship’s explosion caused a fire. The sinking of the ship posed a deadly threat to Kyiv by the Russian Ministry of Defense, which said it would step up attacks on the Ukrainian capital in retaliation. The threat was met with action Friday, when authorities reported explosions outside Kyiv, with Russian missiles aimed at a factory used to make weapons. Russia has largely withdrawn from Kyiv in recent weeks after suffering brutal losses in its attempts to claim the city.
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