Ukraine launches a series of missiles to attack Russian weapons facility in Rostov

(CLO) Russian air defense systems repelled a 10-missile attack by Ukraine on the Rostov region in southern Russia, local Governor Yuri Slyusar said on Wednesday.

Slyusar said air defense units shot down 10 missiles during the attack. Fragments from one missile caused a fire in a house in the village of Malenkaya Kamenka and shattered windows in others. He said there were no casualties and emergency services were at the scene.

Slyusar later said Russian air defenses repelled an attack by seven Ukrainian drones around midnight. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties or damage.

Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense

Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Countering Disinformation Center, confirmed on Telegram that the attack focused on the Kamensky chemical plant "which produces rocket fuel specializing in solid fuel components for rocket engines."

He said the plant also produced explosives and components for ammunition. Unofficial Russian and Ukrainian blogs suggested the attack may have involved missiles supplied by the West.

In the southern Ukrainian region of Zaporizhzhia, part of which is controlled by Russian forces, Russian-appointed Governor Yevgeny Balitsky said air defense units shot down four Ukrainian missiles. He said initial analysis showed that Storm Shadow missiles supplied by the UK were used.

The Ukrainian missile attack on the Russian weapons facility came after Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Russian military's radiation, chemical and biological protection unit, was assassinated in Moscow by a man recruited by Ukraine.

It also comes as Ukraine continues to lose ground on the front lines, particularly on the country’s eastern front. In its latest announcement on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Russian troops had taken control of two more communities in Donetsk.

"Unit of the Southern Combat Group liberated the Trudovoye settlement in the Donetsk People's Republic... Units of the Central Combat Group also liberated the Stariye Terny settlement," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Hoang Anh (according to Russian Ministry of Defense, TASS, Reuters)

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/ukraine-phong-hang-loat-ten-lua-tan-cong-co-so-vu-khi-nga-o-rostov-phan-lon-bi-day-lui-post326320.html