Ukrainian strikes target Russian aerospace plants as ground battles intensify
Ukrainian long-range strikes damaged industrial sites in Samara while heavy ground combat continued across eastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian long-range strikes hit major defense and aerospace facilities in Russia's Samara region as heavy ground fighting persisted along the eastern front line.
Satellite imagery and visual evidence indicated damage to the Progress Rocket Space Centre and the adjacent Aviakor aircraft repair plant in Samara following missile and drone attacks. Additional strikes were reported near military locations in the Nizhny Novgorod, Penza, and Rostov regions. Regional authorities confirmed incoming attacks, while Russian forces launched a missile strike against a Ukrainian metallurgical enterprise.
On the ground, Ukraine's General Staff recorded 254 combat engagements in 24 hours. Russian forces pursued offensive operations aimed at penetrating Ukrainian defensive lines, concentrating attacks along the Lyman, Kostiantynivka, and Pokrovsk axes, and attempting to divide Ukrainian forces near Kupiansk.
Sources: Mediazona, Point, Radio Svoboda, The Insider, Ukrainska Pravda
Sources
- Українська правда — На фронті понад 250 боїв: ворог намагався вклинитись в оборону на Лиманському напрямку
- Point — ВСУ нанесли удар по промпредприятию в Самарской области
- Радіо Свобода — У РФ заявили про атаку БпЛА та ракет – ймовірно, уражені авіазавод та аеродром «Саваслейка»
- The Insider — ВС РФ расширяют зону контроля к югу от Доброполья, попытка ракетного удара по изготовителю ракет «Союз» в Самаре. Что происходит на фронте
- Mediazona — Спутниковые снимки показали удары по заводам в Самаре, где делают ракеты «Союз» и ремонтируют бомбардировщики Ту‑95
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