Ukraine's military says it hit three missile facilities in Russia

Ukraine's military says it hit three missile facilities in Russia

Ukraine's military said ‌it hit three facilities involved in missile production across Russia overnight, including a factory in Tver region making missile components ‌and a centre for disassembling intercontinental ballistic missiles ‌in Nizhny Novgorod region.

In a statement on Telegram, Ukraine's General Staff said the Russian facility for "liquidation of intercontinental ballistic missiles" ⁠was ​hit to ⁠degrade Russia's ability to source explosives and rocket fuel. Ukraine has ⁠been hitting Russian oil refining and military production facilities with ​a growing fleet of domestically produced drones, and ⁠sometimes with missiles.

The governor of Nizhny Novgorod region said ⁠that ​one serviceman was killed repelling the attack and drone debris caused "minimal" damage to infrastructure. The governor of ⁠Tver region said on Friday morning a drone attack had ⁠caused ⁠a fire at a plant in Redkino, but that it was extinguished.

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