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Ukraine Strikes Key Russian Missile Component Plant in Rostov

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) and Navy struck the Azov Optical-Mechanical Plant in Russia’s Rostov region on September 26, damaging facilities that produce components for missiles, artillery, and anti-tank weapons. The attack used domestically produced Neptune cruise missiles and Ruta, Palianytsia, and Bars drone missiles. Preliminary reports indicate damage to optical, foundry, assembly, and electronics production areas. This strike is part of a broader overnight operation targeting Russian military and energy infrastructure, including the Ilsky oil refinery in Krasnodar and a Pantsir-S2 air defense system. The plant, part of Russia’s Tactical Missiles Corporation, has been under international sanctions since 2022.

via UNITED24 Media|

#neptune-missile #rostov-oblast #russia

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Rostov Region Faces Second Consecutive Night of Drone Strikes, with 50+ Intercepted

Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on Russia’s Rostov Oblast overnight on Sept. 18, with more than 50 drones intercepted across multiple districts. Governor Yuri Slyusar reported no injuries but confirmed damage to homes, vehicles, gas pipelines, and power lines. The strike followed a Sept. 17 attack on the Rostov-Central military airfield, which Ukraine’s Security Service claimed damaged three aircraft and three helicopters. While Ukrainian monitoring channels alleged the airbase was targeted again, independent verification remains lacking. This marks the second consecutive night of significant strikes in the region, continuing a pattern of Ukrainian deep-strike operations against Russian military and energy infrastructure.

via Kyiv Post|

#drone-attacks #military-airfield #rostov-oblast

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Ukraine strikes Russian drone plant in Taganrog, fire reported

Ukrainian forces reportedly hit the Atlant-Aero drone plant in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, causing a fire and potentially diminishing Moscow’s ability to produce drones; Kyiv’s General Staff says the site makes Molniya-type drones and Orion UAV components, while additional strikes hit ammunition depots and warehouses in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions, with the full extent of damage still being assessed and verification pending.

via The Kyiv Independent|

#atlant-aero #attacks-on-russia #drones

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Taganrog hit by drone attack as air defenses respond

Explosions were heard in the southern Russian city of Taganrog late March 29 amid a drone attack; one person was killed and another injured, with a drone reported to have struck a school as air defenses were engaged and fires spread on the ground. Rostov Oblast officials said emergency services were at the scene, while Telegram channels circulated reports of Shahed-type drones over Taganrog and a residential building being hit. Kyiv Independent noted that details could not be independently verified as the war continues and Ukraine has been striking within Russia.

via The Kyiv Independent|

#air-defenses #drone-attack #rostov-oblast

politics3 years ago•2 min saved

Rostov Oblast Governor Urges Calm Amid Reports of Seized Buildings.

Reports emerged of soldiers and military vehicles on the streets of Rostov and the takeover of administrative buildings in Rostov by unidentified men. Rostov Oblast Governor Vasily Golubev asked residents to stay calm and remain at home. Russian state-controlled news outlet TASS later reported that the men with machine guns were Wagner Group fighters. The reports follow a voice message by Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's posted on his Telegram channel saying that his troops had entered Rostov Oblast and had shot down a helicopter that had opened fire. Russian military leaders pleaded with Wagner troops to hold their positions and not turn against their own and Moscow stepped up security measures in the capital.

via Kyiv Independent|

#military #politics #rostov-oblast