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

Ukraine said the strikes hit three facilities tied to missile production and infrastructure, and Yandex said several data center modules were disabled.

  • 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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The Redkin Experimental Plant, which produces fuel components for X-55 and X-101 cruise missiles, was hit.

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Ukrainian drones struck a chemical plant that produces fuel components for Russian missiles, an oil depot near the Belgorod border region and infrastructure in the Kaluga region, southwest of Moscow, on the night of October 9, according to Russian officials and Ukrainian monitoring channels. In the Tver region, between Moscow and St. Petersburg, drones hit the Redkino experimental plant, where a fire broke out. According to the Ukrainian monitor…

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Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija broke the news in Vilnius, Lithuania on Friday, October 9, 2026.
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