The strike targeted energy and gas facilities. In addition, Ukraine was attacked by attack drones at night.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces say that the attack was carried out in Kharkiv, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions. A total of 43 missiles were fired at Ukrainian territory, and 30 of them were shot down. Of the 74 drones involved in the attack, 47 were shot down.
According to SHOT, the attack included the destruction of a drone control center, from where drones were earlier launched en masse at Russian territory.
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the attack. “This morning, the Russian Armed Forces launched a group strike with high-precision weapons and strike drones on critical gas and energy infrastructure facilities that support the Ukrainian military-industrial complex. The goal of the strike has been achieved. All designated objects are hit,” – said in the Ministry.
Recall, the day before there was one of the most massive attacks of Ukrainian drones on Russia in recent months – in Orel, Tula, Saratov, Rostov, Bryansk, Belgorod, Voronezh regions and Tatarstan.
The attack, in particular, targeted the Kombinat Kristal oil product storage base in the Saratov region, the Bryansk chemical plant, the Saratov oil refinery and the Kazanorgsintez plant.
