Russian troops also carried out more than 40 rocket attacks over a 24-hour period in Kiev (FILE)
Kyiv:
Russian troops attacked a military airport in a city in western Ukraine on Tuesday, destroying fuel supplies, the mayor said.
“We have been overloaded with missiles since the first day of the war, but today the attack was very serious and caused significant damage,” the mayor of Starokostyantyniv, Mykola Melnychuk, wrote on Facebook, noting that there were no casualties.
He added that the bombings had destroyed fuel and lubricant stocks in the city of about 35,000 between the capital Kiev and Lviv.
The attack came as Russia promised on Tuesday to “radically reduce” its military activities around Kiev and the northern city of Chernigiv after “meaningful” progress in peace talks in Istanbul.
At least nine people were killed and 28 injured in a Russian attack on the southern city of Mykolaiv on Tuesday.
Russian forces also carried out more than 40 rockets and rocket attacks over a 24-hour period on residential areas in the Kiev region, officials said.
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