Ukraine strikes Russian space and defense plants amid heavy eastern front fighting

Ukrainian forces carried out targeted missile and drone strikes against several industrial and military sites across multiple Russian regions. Satellite imagery and local reports confirmed hits in Samara Region, damaging facilities belonging to the Progress Rocket Space Centre, which builds Soyuz space vehicles, and the adjacent Aviakor aircraft repair plant. Aerial attacks were also reported near the Savasleyka military airfield in Nizhny Novgorod Region, as well as sites in Penza and Rostov.

Concurrently, intense ground combat persisted along eastern frontlines. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported over 250 daily engagements, with heavy Russian offensive pressure focused on the Lyman, Kostyantynivka, and Pokrovsk sectors. Russian forces attempted to divide Ukrainian positions along the Oskil River while expanding their area of control south of Dobropillia.

Sources: Mediazona, Point, Radio Svoboda, The Insider, Ukrainska Pravda