Ukraine Hits Russian Weapons Factory, Fuel Hub As Cross-Border Attacks Escalate

<p><em>Edited by: Wesley Dockery </em></p> <p>Ukraine continued attacks deep in Russian territory on Saturday, striking premises in the city of Volgograd that produce advanced weapons, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.</p> <p>In a second major strike, Kyiv said Ukrainian drones hit an oil pumping station that delivers fuel to Russia's capital, Moscow.</p> <p>The two attacks came a day after Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone assaults in the four-and-a-half-year-old war, targeting a dozen Russian regions, Crimea and shipping at sea.</p> <h2>What Do We Know About The Ukrainian Strikes?</h2> <p>Zelenskyy wrote on X that Ukrainian-made FP-5 Flamingo missiles hit the Titan-Barrikady facility in Volgograd in southwestern Russia, which he described as a &ldquo;major industrial complex.&rdquo;</p> <p>He said Russia produces "artillery systems and specialized military equipment, including components for missile launch systems" at the site.</p> <p>The strikes caused a fire at the &zwnj;⁠plant, Zelenskyy wrote on the Telegram app.</p> <p>Ukraine's General Staff said the facility makes equipment for missile systems, including self-propelled launchers and transport-loading vehicles for the Iskander-M missile system.</p> <p>Russia confirmed the attack, with regional Governor Andrei Bocharov writing on Telegram that at least 10 people were wounded and taken to the hospital.</p> <p>Bocharvo said the production facilities of one plant were damaged,</p> <p>Around the same time Saturday, Ukrainian drones attacked a Russian oil pumping station crucial for Moscow's fuel supply, Ukraine's SBU Security Service said.</p> <p>The strikes hit a technical building at the facility owned by the state-owned oil pipeline giant, Transneft.</p> <p>The facility is based in Vtorovo, near the capital of the Vladimir region, east of Moscow.</p> <p>The Kremlin has yet to comment on the strike, the second successful attack on the pumping station in a month.</p> <h2>Russian Strikes Leave Several Dead, Injured In Ukraine</h2> <p>Russia, meanwhile, launched strikes on at least three regions of Ukraine overnight, killing two people and wounding more than 20, according to Ukrainian authorities.</p> <p>In the central eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, one person was killed and two were injured when drones and aerial bombs struck two districts more than 30 times, an official wrote on Telegram.</p> <p>A 66-year-old man was killed in a Russian drone attack on a house in the northern Sumy region, according to the regional military governor.</p> <p>The governor spoke of "a massive attack" elsewhere in the same region bordering Russia that injured 10 people.</p> <p>Strikes on the southeastern town of Zaporizhzhia injured nine, including two children, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.</p> <p>Also on Saturday, the RIA news agency reported that Russian forces &zwnj;have seized the village ​of ​Novoskeliuvate &zwnj;in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region.</p> <p><em>Disclaimer: This report first appeared on <strong>Deutsche Welle</strong>, and has been republished on <strong>ABP Live</strong> as part of a special arrangement. Apart from the headline, no changes have been made in the report by <strong>ABP Live</strong>.</em></p>

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