Ukraine says it struck Russian missile fuel plant near St Petersburg

Ukraine's military ​said it ​struck a Russian ‌plant near ​St Petersburg that makes explosives and ‌solid fuel for missiles, damaging three production workshops. In a post on the ‌Telegram messaging app, Ukraine's General Staff ‌said Ukrainian forces hit the Morozov Plant overnight. It said the plant's three production ⁠workshops ​were ⁠damaged and that the extent of the damage ⁠was being clarified.

The General Staff ​said the plant developed solid fuel ⁠for engines of Russia's Topol-M missile systems ⁠and ​made and supplied solid-fuel charges for the engines of Iskander-M ballistic ⁠missiles. Russia has used Iskander missiles in ⁠strikes on ⁠Ukrainian cities since it invaded in February 2022.