destroy
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“Russia is trying to destroy all key elements of the export logistics chains,” said Serhiy Vovk, director of Ukraine’s Center for Transport Strategies.
"We are destroyed by the loss of our beloved Marcus," his family said in a statement on Wednesday.
From BBC
He first mentioned it on a radio show that aired Dec. 26, saying the U.S. had destroyed “a big plant or facility where ships come from.”
With a range exceeding 1,500 miles, exo-atmospheric interception capabilities and kinetic “hit-to-kill” technology, Arrow 3 destroys long-range ballistic missiles far from populated areas.
To get it going again it needs substantial investment, partly to rebuild the destroyed Kakhovka hydro-electric dam that was used to provide cooling water for the plant.
From BBC
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