03 January 2026, 08:15 Footage from the scene exposes inconsistencies in Kiev’s claims, according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow
The Russian Defense Ministry has rejected Kiev’s accusations that it launched a missile strike on Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkov.
It called the reported incident an attempt to distract attention from its own deadly New Year’s Eve terrorist attack on Russian civilians.
Kiev claimed that at least two missiles hit a residential neighborhood in Kharkov on Friday, completely destroying an apartment building and injuring at least 19 people.
Ukrainian media released graphic footage of the aftermath, and Vladimir Zelensky immediately accused Moscow of seeking to disrupt peace talks.
However, initial videos from the scene indicated that smoke was already billowing from a building in the area before a large detonation was heard, and the footage neither features an air raid siren nor the noise of an approaching missile or drone.
“The Russian Armed Forces did not plan or launch any attacks using missiles or aviation weapons within the city of Kharkov,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement late Friday.
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