Ukrainian strikes target aerospace facilities in Russia amid heavy eastern clashes

Ukrainian forces have conducted deep strikes against key aerospace and defense manufacturing facilities across several Russian regions, including Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Penza, and Rostov. Satellite imagery and regional reports confirmed strikes on industrial compounds in Samara housing both the Progress Rocket Space Centre, which manufactures Soyuz carrier rockets, and the Aviakor aviation plant. Regional officials confirmed an aerial bombardment targeting local industrial sites.

Simultaneously, high-intensity ground combat persisted along the frontline in eastern Ukraine, with military officials recording over 250 daily clashes. Russian troops pressed offensive efforts to breach defensive positions near Lyman and Kostiantynivka, expanded their tactical presence south of Dobropillya on the Pokrovsk axis, and sought to bifurcate Ukrainian lines along the Oskil River.

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