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Ukraine Strikes Russian Missile Launch Institute and Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Disposal Facility

Ukraine said the strikes aimed to weaken Russia’s military-industrial capacity and hit facilities tied to missile systems, rocket propellants and energy supplies.

  • On Friday, Oct 9, Ukraine's Armed Forces struck three Russian facilities involved in missile production and disposal overnight, targeting critical military infrastructure deep within Russia.
  • The General Staff stated the operation aimed to degrade Russia's ability to produce explosives and rocket fuel by targeting facilities for "liquidation of intercontinental ballistic missiles."
  • Targets included two sites in Nizhny Novgorod, the Redkino Experimental Plant in Tver, and the Lukoil-Ukhtaneftepererabotka refinery in the Komi Republic, approximately 1,700 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
  • Russian officials reported one serviceman killed in Nizhny Novgorod where drone debris caused "minimal" damage; the governor of Tver confirmed a fire at Redkino was extinguished Friday morning.
  • Kyiv continues using domestically produced drones to target energy and military production facilities, with the Redkino plant producing more than 40 types of chemical products for Russia's aerospace sector.
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In the Lower City region, the USS attacked two missile-related facilities, one of which is involved in the production of explosives and missile fuel.

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<p>The General Staff confirmed the destruction of the objects involved in the launch of missiles and the production of rocket fuel of the Russian Federation The General Staff confirmed the strikes on three sites in the Nizhny Novgorod and Tver regions of the Russian Federation. Among them is the manufacturer of fuel for X-55 rockets and X-101</p>.

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On the night of 9 October, the Ukrainian military struck in Russia objects related to the launching of missiles and the manufacture of missile fuel. Three locations in two areas were hit, as reported by RBK-Ukraine with reference to Genstab data. One of the targets was the AO branch site "Centre for the Exploitation of Ground Space Infrastructure Facilities" (CENCI) in the Dalny Konstantinovo 5 region of Nizhnygo, which is the V. P. Barmina Rese…

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LB.ua broke the news in Kyiv, Ukraine on Friday, October 9, 2026.
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