Russia claimed on Thursday that its artillery struck multiple Ukrainian positions and strongholds overnight, killing over 600 fighters. “The armed forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine”, the defence ministry said, using Moscow’s name for its brutal invasion of its neighbour. “Over 600 nationalists and 61 units of weapons and military equipment were destroyed”. The defence ministry also said its missiles destroyed aviation equipment at the Kanatovo airfield in Ukraine’s central Kirovohrad region and a large ammunition depot in the southern city of M…