Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Saturday that his country's forces had targeted the "Progress" Rocket and Space Center in Russia's Samara region, a facility specializing in the manufacture and operation of space launch vehicles.
In a post on the "X" platform, the President stated that Ukraine hit the center with "FP-5 Flamingo" cruise missiles, describing it as one of the "essential sectors" of the Russian space agency "Roscosmos," and noting its role in "electronics production."
He added that further raids were carried out on the Savasleyka airbase in the Nizhny Novgorod region, which he said housed aircraft used for missile attacks on Ukraine, in addition to targeting an oil facility in Ust-Luga, near the border with Estonia.
Zelensky posted video footage on "X" that appeared to show the aftermath of some of these strikes, with large plumes of black smoke and fire rising from various locations.
He wrote in his post: "The long-range sanctions plan against Russia, because of this war, is still being implemented, and it is important to continue weakening Russia's war capability."
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues to publish additional details about the operation and intelligence information related to the targets, confirming direct hits on both the "Progress" Center and the airbase, with fires breaking out on the premises of both facilities.
The General Staff explained that the launch vehicles produced by the "Progress" Center are used to place Russian satellites into orbit, and are used in the military field, for reconnaissance, and also for communications.
It also indicated that the Savasleyka airbase is used to operate "MiG-31K" fighter jets, designed to carry "Kh-47M2 Kinzhal" ballistic missiles.
Ukraine continues to target the Russian interior as part of a strategy aimed at intensifying pressure on President Vladimir Putin, weakening his country's military capabilities, and choking its economy.
In this context, the country, a candidate for EU membership, is focusing on targeting Russian energy facilities, including refineries, power plants, and depots, which has caused a severe fuel shortage within Russia and the territories under its control.
In contrast, Russian forces launched 152 drones and missiles towards Ukraine during the night, according to Kyiv.
Preliminary data, as of 9 a.m. today, indicated that Ukrainian air defenses managed to shoot down or neutralize 124 enemy UAVs, while strikes were recorded at 16 locations.
In a separate report, Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson regional military administration, said that Russian attacks on the region, located in southern Ukraine, resulted in the injury of 28 people, including a child, over the past day.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region in the southeast of the country, its governor, Oleksandr Hanga, confirmed the death of a child and the injury of 11 people as a result of a series of strikes targeting the region. (EURONEWS)
