The Russian Defense Ministry had published a statement earlier claiming the 'interception' of all drones in Smolensk.
A factory that manufactures Kh-59 cruise missiles in western Russia was struck by multiple drones over the weekend, Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence agency said on Monday.
Three out of four drones struck the Smolensk Aviation Plant on Sunday, causing significant damage and disrupting production of the rockets, the GUR said in a statement on its Telegram channel. The GUR added that the Kh-59 missile is one of the most frequently used missiles that the Russian Aerospace Forces deploy to fire at military and civilian targets in Ukraine.
"Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions suffer the most from the use of such weapons," the intelligence agency said.Russian independent news outlet Agentsvo first reported on Sunday that the missile factory had been struck, saying it had analyzed videos published by eyewitnesses.
The Russian Defense Ministry had published a statement claiming the"interception" of all drones in Smolensk, while the region's head said there were no casualties or destruction.Ukrainian servicemen taking part in the armed conflict with Russia-backed separatists in Donetsk region of the country attend the handover ceremony of military heavy weapons and equipment in Kiev on November 15, 2018.
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