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World · 3 d ago

Neptune cruise missile

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Ukraine says it hit a rocket-propellant plant in Russia's Rostov region

Ukraine's General Staff said drones and Neptune cruise missiles struck the Kamensky plant in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, about 15 km east of the Ukrainian border. A warehouse of finished products caught fire and four production units were damaged.

What we know

  • Plant makes solid rocket propellant
  • Sanctioned by the EU, UK and US

Not yet

  • Damage is not independently verified
  • Russian officials have not commented

The plant makes solid propellant for Uragan, Smerch and Tornado-S rocket launchers and is sanctioned by the EU, the UK and the US. The strike has not been independently verified, and Russian officials have not commented.

The General Staff also said it hit four Russian military supply depots in occupied parts of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Luhansk regions.