Russia, Ukraine Trade 750 Drone Strikes in Deadly Overnight Barrage
Ukraine said Flamingo missiles hit a Roscosmos rocket center and a military air base, with fires reported at both sites.
- On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukrainian forces struck the Progress Rocket and Space Centre in Russia's Samara region and the Savasleyka air base, damaging both facilities with long-range missiles.
- Kyiv has repeatedly targeted deep-Russian sites as part of a "long-range sanctions" strategy to reduce Russia's war potential and increase pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the four-year war.
- The Progress centre, a "key enterprise" for Roscosmos, produces launch vehicles for satellite networks, while Savasleyka hosts MiG-31K fighter jets capable of carrying Kh-47M2 Kinzhal ballistic missiles, according to the General Staff.
- In Samara, local officials reported a "massive missile attack," with regional capital head Ivan Noskov stating "Samara's industrial infrastructure sustained localised damage," though authorities did not specify which site was affected.
- Overnight, Russia launched 152 drones at Ukraine, injuring 28 people in the Kherson region and 11 in Dnipropetrovsk, while both sides continue intensifying long-range strikes against fuel and logistics infrastructure.
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Ukraine carried out a massive missile attack on the Samara region, reported by local officials, the head of the region of Vyacheslav Fedorishchev stated that an industrial enterprise had been attacked, and he did not specify the victims and the consequences of the attack.
For the offensive on the front, a severe loss: Ukraine attacked Russia's rocket center in Samara, where Putin is building a replacement for Starlink.
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technewstube.comUkraine strikes major Russian rocket factory with cruise missiles
"Flamingo missiles were used. A good achievement."
Ukraine said on Saturday (15) that its long-range attacks hit a Russian military airfield and a rocket center that, according to Kiev, supports the nascent Russian satellite internet network, similar to Starlink. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Flamingo cruise missiles hit the rocket facility, located about 900 km from the border with Ukraine, as part of Kiev's campaign to pressure Moscow to end the war that has lasted more than four…
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