Ukraine Strikes Vital Russian Battery Facility, Disrupts Missile Production
- Ukrainian drones attacked the Energia battery plant in Yelets, Russia, on May 23, forcing the facility to suspend operations.
- The strike followed a pattern of intensified Ukrainian drone attacks aimed at undermining Russian military supply chains amid ongoing conflict.
- Energia, a key supplier of batteries for Russian missiles and bombs, experienced a large fire and halted production, disrupting Moscow's defense industry.
- Ukraine's General Staff reported that the strike successfully impacted the target, triggering multiple explosions, while Russian defenses intercepted 112 drones during the overnight assault.
- The plant's shutdown could significantly limit batteries for Russia's military equipment, marking a new phase in Kyiv's drone warfare and impacting Russian offensive capacity.
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Ukraine Strikes Vital Russian Battery Facility, Disrupts Missile Production
Ukraine Strikes Vital Russian Battery Facility, Disrupts Missile Production In a strategic military maneuver, Ukraine's forces targeted and hit a critical Russian battery-manufacturing facility located in the Lipetsk region. The Energiya plant, situated in the city of Yelets, is pivotal in supplying batteries to Russia's missile and bomb manufacturers.The Ukrainian general staff's statement on Telegram emphasized that the disruption could severe…
Ukraine confirms strike on Russian factory making parts for Iskander ballistic missiles, glide bombs
Editor's note: The story was updated with additional information reported by Ukraine's General Staff. Ukraine has confirmed a strike on an industrial zone in the city of Yelets in Russia's Lipetsk Oblast overnight on May 23, that hit a factory making parts for Russian weapons including Iskander ballistic missiles. "The target was hit... and a series of explosions were recorded," Ukraine's General Staff said in a post on social media, adding: "A …
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