The Russian military conducted a high-precision strike on a Ukrainian drone manufacturing and storage facility in the city of Zaporozhye on Monday, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said.
The strike was carried out by an Iskander tactical ballistic missile system, the ministry added. Footage released by the military showed the projectile penetrating the warehouse roof before destroying the building.
The strike was a “response to attempts by the Kiev regime to damage the Russian oil and gas industry and energy facilities,” the ministry said. It described the attack as part of a wider series of strikes on Ukraine’s “military-industrial complex, workshops producing weapons and UAVs” as well as energy facilities associated with such targets.
In recent months, Ukraine has gradually ramped up its efforts to launch long-range kamikaze drone strikes on Russia’s critical infrastructure, particularly oil refineries and industrial sites. The attacks spiked in the middle of March, when Ukrainian forces attempted to breach the border into Russia’s Belgorod and Kursk regions, reportedly sustaining heavy casualties amid the ultimately botched effort.