Ukraine’s latest long-range strikes on Russia hit a major natural gas plant and satellite centers
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces hit a major natural gas processing facility and two key satellite communications centers in the latest overnight offensive against Russia, Ukraine’s General Staff said Wednesday.
was part of the operation Ukraine’s air operation Targeting energy facilities and military industries intensified As Kyiv builds bigger and better long range weapons beat All-out invasion of Russiais currently in its fifth year.
In the statement made by the General Staff on the Telegram messaging application, it was stated that the Orenburg Gas Processing Plant, which is part of the complex that also houses the only helium facility in Russia, was hit in the night attack. It was stated that the attack set the complex on fire.
Orenburg was stated to be more than 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) behind the front line that stretched across eastern and southern Ukraine.
According to the General Staff, the facility is one of the largest gas complexes in the world. Among other things, it produces helium, which is used in liquid-fuel rocket engines and guidance systems, and ethane, a key ingredient in the production of solid rocket fuel and gunpowder, he added.
It was not possible to independently verify the General Staff’s report, and Russian officials did not provide any comment.
The Ukrainian statement did not specify whether the army used unmanned aerial vehicles or missiles in the attack, but unmanned aerial vehicles have been used recently. hit moscow And St.Petersburg.
According to the General Staff, the night attacks also hit two satellite communications centers used by the Russian military.
One of them was the Dubna Space Communications Center near Moscow, which it describes as Russia’s largest land-based satellite communications complex, and the other was located in the Vladimir region, east of the Russian capital.
Ukraine continues to erode Crimea
Ukraine has recently concentrated its drone and missile attacks on: CrimeaOvernight drone strikes aimed at cutting off the vital Russian-held peninsula had disabled power in Sevastopol, the city’s governor in Moscow, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said on Wednesday.
Ukraine is trying to cut off military supply lines in Crimea and attack the peninsula’s power grid during the peak of the summer tourist season. According to Western analysts, Kiev hopes the campaign will embarrass Russian President Vladimir Putin and increase public pressure on him to end the war.
Crimea is located in a strategic position on the Black Sea. It has naval bases and also provides an important supply line to Russian forces inside Ukraine.
Ukraine’s Security Service said on Wednesday it had struck two military air bases in Crimea and destroyed their missile systems.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Russian forces shot down 323 Ukrainian drones overnight.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 101 long-range attack aircraft overnight.
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Elise Morton in London contributed to this story.
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