Russia has sought clarification from the US and Turkey over reports that Ankara could transfer US-supplied weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, warning that the move could hurt its relations with both countries.
Russia has demanded explanations from the United States and Turkey over reports that Ankara could transfer a substantial stockpile of US-supplied weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, warning that such a move could damage Moscow’s relations with both countries.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Saturday that Moscow had sought clarification from Washington and Ankara over the reported plans, Reuters reported.
Moscow warns of damage to bilateral ties
Zakharova said any transfer of the US weapons and ammunition held by Turkey to Kyiv would have serious consequences for Russia’s relations with both Washington and Ankara.
Such a move would cause “serious harm … to our bilateral relations with Washington and Ankara,” she said in a statement.
The reported weapons transfer comes as diplomatic tensions surrounding the Russia-Ukraine war continue to intensify, with Kyiv increasingly targeting military and strategic infrastructure deep inside Russian territory.
Ukraine strikes industrial site in Samara
Meanwhile, Ukraine reportedly launched a major long-range strike on industrial infrastructure in Russia’s southwestern Samara region on Saturday.
Samara city head Ivan Noskov said Russian air defence forces repelled a “massive” missile attack that caused localised damage to industrial facilities and injured several people, according to the Associated Press.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack targeted the Progress Center in Samara, a facility linked to Russia’s state space agency Roscosmos.
Zelenskyy says Flamingo missiles used
Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces used Flamingo missiles to strike the Progress Center, which he said was involved in electronics production.
“In Russia’s Samara region, one of the key enterprises within Roscosmos – the Progress Center, which was involved, among other things, in electronics production – was hit. Flamingo missiles were used,” Zelenskyy said in a post on X.
He also claimed that Ukraine had struck Russia’s Savasleyka airbase, located deep inside Russian territory and associated with aircraft used to launch missile attacks on Ukraine.
Kyiv claims damage to Russian oil facility
Zelenskyy further said Ukraine had confirmed damage to an oil facility at Ust-Luga, more than 800 kilometres from Ukraine’s border.
He described the strikes as part of Kyiv’s “long-range sanctions” campaign against Russian military and energy infrastructure.
“Peace is needed, and this must be evident in Russia – through concrete damage to specific facilities,” Zelenskyy said.
The reported attacks underline Ukraine’s growing use of long-range weapons to target Russian military production, energy infrastructure and other strategic facilities far from the front line.