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Russia Claims It Wiped Out U.S. Weapons Cache in Ukraine

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A few hours after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she and key Democrats had visited Kyiv, Russia’s Defense Ministry made the claim.

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Russia said on Sunday that it had successfully struck a weapons cache filled with ammunition and weapons donated by the U.S. and European nations, according to Reuters. The announcement came hours after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top Dems visited Kyiv and met with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. Russia said it used high-precision Onyx missiles on the hangar housing the cache.

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