Ukraine Strikes Russian Weapons Plant, Moscow Fuel Hub
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- Ukraine launched deep strikes into Russian territory, hitting a weapons plant in Volgograd and an oil pumping station.
- The Volgograd facility produces advanced weapons, including components for missile launch systems, and sustained damage and injuries.
- Russia also conducted overnight strikes across Ukraine, resulting in casualties and damage to infrastructure.
Ukraine continued its offensive deep within Russian territory on Saturday, launching strikes against a facility in Volgograd that produces advanced weapons, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In a separate significant strike, Ukrainian drones reportedly hit an oil pumping station vital for supplying fuel to Moscow.
artillery systems and specialized military equipment, including components for missile launch systems
Zelenskyy stated that Ukrainian-made FP-5 Flamingo missiles struck the Titan-Barrikady facility in Volgograd, a "major industrial complex" responsible for producing artillery systems and specialized military equipment, including components for missile launch systems. The strikes reportedly caused a fire at the plant. Ukraine's General Staff indicated the facility manufactures equipment for missile systems like the Iskander-M. Regional Governor Andrei Bocharov confirmed the attack, reporting at least 10 wounded and damage to production facilities.
Around the same time, Ukrainian drones targeted an oil pumping station owned by state-owned oil pipeline giant Transneft in Vtorovo, near the Vladimir region's capital, east of Moscow. This marks the second successful attack on this facility in a month. The Kremlin has not yet commented on this strike.
production facilities of one plant were damaged
Meanwhile, Russia launched overnight strikes across at least three Ukrainian regions. Authorities reported two deaths and over 20 injuries. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, one person was killed and two injured by drone and aerial bomb strikes. A 66-year-old man died in a Russian drone attack on a house in the Sumy region, which also experienced "a massive attack" injuring 10 people. Nine people, including two children, were injured in strikes on Zaporizhzhia. Russian forces also reportedly seized the village of Novoskeliuvate in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region.
the facility makes equipment for missile systems, including self-propelled launchers and transport-loading vehicles for the Iskander-M missile system
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