Russia reports 28,552 new coronavirus cases, 611 deaths

Authorities also reported 611 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the official death toll to 49,762. (File/AFP)
Updated 18 December 2020
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Russia reports 28,552 new coronavirus cases, 611 deaths

  • Authorities also reported 611 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the official death toll to 49,762

MOSCOW: Russia reported 28,552 new coronavirus cases on Friday, including 6,937 in Moscow, taking the national case tally to 2,791,220 since the pandemic began.
Authorities also reported 611 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the official death toll to 49,762.


Ukraine hits Russian ballistic missiles producer in Udmurtia, Kyiv says

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Ukraine hits Russian ballistic missiles producer in Udmurtia, Kyiv says

  • The ⁠Ukrainian ⁠military also said that it hit a gas processing plant in Russia’s Samara region

KYIV: Ukraine’s domestically produced Flamingo missiles hit a Russian plant manufacturing ballistic missiles in Russia’s remote southern region of Udmurtia overnight, the ⁠Ukrainian General Staff ⁠said on Saturday.
It said in a statement that ⁠the plant was located in Votkinsk, about 1400 km (800 miles) from Ukraine, and produced intercontinental ballistic missiles and short-range ballistic missiles.
The ⁠Ukrainian ⁠military also said that it hit a gas processing plant in Russia’s Samara region.