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Ukraine Strikes Russian Navy as War Enters Second Month – WSJ

Ukraine said it struck the Russian-occupied port facilities in the Azov Sea city of Berdyansk on Thursday, setting off a large fire and hitting a Russian warship as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization pledged additional help for Kyiv.

Seized by Russia in the first week of the war that began a month ago, Berdyansk has become a major logistics hub for Russian forces. Footage from the area showed smoke billowing from the berthing area and secondary explosions from detonating ammunition.

The attack in Berdyansk which is 50 miles west of the besieged port of Mariupol and nearly 100 miles from the main front line in southern Ukraine is a sign Kyiv has retained significant military capabilities as it pursues a large-scale conventional war against Russian forces.

via www.wsj.com