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Russian ships ineffective for missile strikes, used to distract Ukraine’s defenses, Navy says

Russia is forced to use its warships to distract Ukraine’s air defense during mass missile attacks as the vessels are not very effective in launching the strikes themselves, Dmytro Pletenchuk, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, said on Oct. 17.Russia has fired missiles against Ukraine from warships stationed in the Black and Azov seas. In…