Ukraine attacked a military explosives manufacturer on Russian territory, as well as the storage infrastructure of a military airfield in the Lipetsk region, overnight. as reported by the kyiv General Staff in a statement on Sunday.
Russian air defense units shot down 110 Ukrainian drones over the country, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, andAmong them, one over the Moscow region, 43 over the Kursk border region and 27 over the southwestern Lipetsk region.
The Russian channel Shot Telegram reported that the drones tried to attack the Ya. M. Sverdlov State Owned Enterprise in the city of Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod region, about 400 kilometers east of Moscow.
The explosives plant, one of the largest manufacturers of its type used by Russian forces in the war that Moscow launched against Ukraine in February 2022, It is subject to sanctions by the United States and the European Union.
kyiv’s General Staff said it was still assessing the damage from its attack.
Four firefighters received minor shrapnel wounds in a drone attack on an industrial zone in the city of Dzerzhinsk, the region’s governor said. without specifying the objective of the attack.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Telegram that eight Ukrainian drones were destroyed over Nizhny Novgorod. Residents reported loud explosions and white smoke in the area of the plant, Shot reported.
Reuters could not independently verify the reports.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram that debris fell in the Ramensky district of the Moscow region, but that there was no damage or casualties.
kyiv has often said its airstrikes target infrastructure key to Russia’s war efforts.Alas, they are a response to Moscow’s continued air strikes against Ukraine.
Russian authorities They do not typically reveal the full extent of damage inflicted by drone strikes, especially to military, transportation or energy infrastructure.
