Russia announces strike on Ukrainian military industrial facility east of Kyiv - Sarmad

The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Friday that its forces carried out a series of drone strikes targeting a Ukrainian military industrial facility in the town of Proskuriv, east of the capital Kyiv, stating that the strikes had completely taken the facility out of service.

In a statement, the ministry said that crews from the Varangian Brigade conducted the strikes on the facility, noting that real-time footage showed fires breaking out and thick smoke rising in several areas inside the complex.