Ukraine hits rocket and space center, aircraft plant in Russia's Samara Oblast, General Staff confirms
The General Staff said the attack on the Progress Rocket and Space Center in Samara also sparked a fire covering around 5,000 square meters.
On August 15, Ukrainian forces targeted a rocket and space center in Samara Oblast, Russia, along with an aircraft maintenance plant, according to the General Staff. Residents reported explosions around 5 a.m. local time, and social media videos showed smoke near the Progress center and Aviakor plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the strike on August 15, stating that domestically produced Flamingo missiles were used to target the facilities, located approximately 900 kilometers from Ukraine.
However, Zelensky did not specify that both facilities had been damaged. The attack on the Progress Rocket and Space Center ignited a fire covering about 5,000 square meters. The center is a crucial Russian enterprise in the missile and space industry, producing the Soyuz family of launch vehicles used for launching spacecraft and deploying satellite communications constellations for Russian forces.
The General Staff emphasized that such strikes significantly weaken Russia's military and technological capabilities. Independent verification of the extent of the damage could not be independently confirmed by The Kyiv Independent. Ukraine has been conducting strikes on military and defense-industrial facilities deep within Russia to diminish Moscow's ability to wage its full-scale war.
On the night of August 19, drones also targeted several Russian regions, causing fires at an oil refinery in Ufa, Bashkortostan, and attacks in Tula and Nizhny Novgorod oblasts.
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