IN BRIEF: Military-industrial, energy, metallurgy facilities hit in strike by Russian army

MOSCOW, September 22. /TASS/. The Russian Armed Forces carried out a massive strike on Ukraine’s metallurgical, chemical, military-industrial, and fuel and energy facilities in Kiev, and in the Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, and Odesa Regions, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

TASS has summarized the main information on the results of the strikes.

- The Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike using precision land-, sea-, and air-based weapons, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, against targets in Ukraine overnight, the ministry reported.

- The strikes targeted facilities in the metallurgical and chemical industries, the fuel and energy sector, and the military-industrial complex, as well as Ukrainian port infrastructure in Kiev and the Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, and Odessa Regions, and naval vessels operating on behalf of the Ukrainian armed forces, it stated.

- During the massive nighttime strike, Russian troops used sea-launched Tsirkon hypersonic missiles, the ministry reported on its Max channel.

- According to the ministry, an industrial facility in Kiev (Fire Point LLC), which manufactured components and warheads for FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles, and a fuel and lubricants warehouse (Grandterminal LLC), used by the Ukrainian armed forces as a logistics hub for receiving and distributing diesel fuel, were struck in Kiev.

- Also, in Kremenchug, Poltava Region, the JTI Ukraine tobacco factory was struck. Its production facilities were being used to manufacture small-arms ammunition for the needs of the Ukrainian armed forces.

- In addition, Russian forces hit a steel mill in Krivoy Rog, Dnepropetrovsk Region, which produced steel products for military manufacturing.

- A pipe rolling mill (Interpipe Steel) in Dnepropetrovsk that manufactured and supplied rolled metal products for the production of components (fuselages, power units, wings, and other elements) for long-range UAVs was also struck.

- In addition, three Sirius Extrusion logistics centers in Dnepropetrovsk that stored and distributed cargo intended to supply the Ukrainian armed forces, were struck.

- A facility producing solid rocket propellant and gunpowder (Sovrakhim) was struck in Pavlograd, Dnepropetrovsk Region. It manufactured warheads and rocket propellant components for Fire Point’s FP-9 ballistic missiles.

- In addition, a railway infrastructure facility in Vinnitsa was struck.

- Russian forces hit two logistics centers in Odessa and a Nova Post logistics center in Ilyichevsk, Odessa Region, which were used to store and distribute military and dual-use cargo for the Ukrainian armed forces.

- Furthermore, a dry cargo ship delivering military cargo to the Odessa port was struck at sea.