Ukraine Hits 30 Strategic Targets in Russia in October

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck at least 30 strategic targets inside Russia in October, including seven defense industry and missile-space facilities, three military airfields, and key radar and logistics infrastructure, according to a report released by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The strikes targeted facilities involved in producing Russian missiles, drones, explosives-related components and military equipment, as well as aircraft used to launch devastating guided bomb attacks against Ukrainian cities and frontline positions.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. According to the Defense Ministry’s official assessment, Ukraine’s long-range strike campaign reached targets as far as 650 kilometers (404 miles) from the Ukrainian border. The ministry said the operations were intended to disrupt Russia’s military production, weaken its ability to launch attacks and increase the cost of Moscow’s war against Ukraine. Seven Russian defense industry facilities hit Among the targets was the Proton-Electrotex plant in Oryol, approximately 170 kilometers (106 miles) from Ukraine, which manufactures electronic components used in Russian missiles. The ministry reported that the plant’s main microchip production workshop was destroyed, while another building and servers sustained damage. Ukraine also struck the Kamensky chemical plant in Russia’s Rostov region, approximately 200 kilometers (124 miles) from the Ukrainian border. The facility manufactures solid rocket fuel. Other Topics of Interest Russia Strikes Substation Vital to Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Plant Kyiv has already alerted the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ukraine’s Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal said. According to the ministry, four production workshops were damaged, and a fire broke out at a warehouse containing finished products. Other targets included: Energia plant, Lipetsk region: A manufacturer of batteries used in Russian aircraft bombs and missiles, approximately 280 kilometers (174 miles) from Ukraine. Redkinsky Experimental Plant, Tver region: A facility producing fuel components for Russian Kh-55 and Kh-101 cruise missiles, approximately 500 kilometers (311 miles) from the border. Roboavia, Rostov region: A developer and manufacturer of military drones, approximately 180 kilometers (112 miles) from Ukraine. Two facilities in Nizhny Novgorod region: The Center for Operation of Ground-Based Space Infrastructure and the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Elimination Center, approximately 650 kilometers (404 miles) from Ukraine. The ministry said the attacks complicated Russia’s production of rocket fuel, military electronics, weapons components and unmanned aerial vehicles. Russian Su-34 bombers destroyed and damaged at three airfields Ukraine also reported strikes against three Russian military airfields: Borisoglebsk in Voronezh region, Marinovka in Volgograd region and Yeysk in Krasnodar Krai. At Borisoglebsk, the ministry said six Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers were damaged. At Marinovka, Ukrainian Navy missile forces used Neptune coastal missile systems on Oct. 29 to destroy two additional Su-34 aircraft, valued together at approximately $100 million. Another aircraft was reportedly struck at Yeysk airfield. The Su-34 is one of Russia’s principal aircraft used to deploy guided aerial bombs against Ukrainian cities, frontline communities and Ukrainian military positions. The ministry said destroying or damaging these aircraft reduces Russia’s ability to carry out such attacks. $100 million Russian radar system and Iskander launcher also targeted Beyond aviation and industrial facilities, Ukrainian forces struck Russian radar, communications and missile infrastructure. Near Magri in Krasnodar Krai, approximately 450 kilometers (280 miles) from Ukraine, Ukrainian forces hit a Russian 55Zh6U Nebo-U radar station, which the ministry valued at approximately $100 million. A Russian mesh-network communications relay was also hit in the Black Sea. Other reported targets included an Iskander-M ballistic missile launcher in Kursk region, command posts, ammunition and supply depots, repair units, and a field artillery storage facility. In its assessment, the Defense Ministry described the October operations as part of Ukraine’s continuing effort to raise the economic and military costs of Russia’s invasion. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 90% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.