Ukrainian strikes hit Russian aerospace plants as eastern frontline battles intensify

Satellite imagery and operational updates continue to document Ukrainian long-range strikes against Russian strategic facilities alongside fierce frontline combat across eastern Ukraine.

Regional authorities and open-source monitors confirmed missile and drone strikes across multiple Russian regions, including Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, and Rostov. In Samara, strikes hit an industrial complex hosting the Progress Rocket Space Centre—responsible for assembling Soyuz-2 carrier rockets—and the Aviakor aviation plant. Further aerial attacks targeted areas near the Savasleyka military airfield.

Simultaneously, ground engagements remain intense. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces recorded over 250 daily combat clashes, noting sustained Russian offensive pressure along the Lyman, Kostiantynivka, and Pokrovsk axes, where Russian forces attempted to expand territorial control south of Dobropillya and push toward the Oskil River.

Sources: Mediazona, Point, The Insider, Радіо Свобода, Українська правда.