“The [military intelligence] source described the scale of damage from the Ukrainian attack as ‘serious.’” ~ @kyivindependent_official 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇦
#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost . . . A Ukrainian drone attack on July 1 seriously damaged the Oskol Electrometallurgical Plant in Belgorod Oblast, a military intelligence source told the Kyiv Independent on July 3.
Ukrainian forces regularly conduct drone strikes and sabotage acts on Russian territory, targeting military assets, oil refineries, and industrial facilities.
The plant is located in the area of the Stariy Oskol city, nearly 115 km (72 miles) from the Ukraine-Russia border. It is the only full-cycle metallurgical enterprise in Russia, according to the source.
The facility is vital for the Russian military-industrial complex, the source noted.
The operation was reportedly carried out jointly by Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) and the Foreign Intelligence Service. The source described the scale of damage from the Ukrainian attack as “serious.”
Work at the plant was suspended after Ukrainian “kamikaze” drones hit two major power substations near the villages of Neznamovo and Volokonovskoye in Belgorod Oblast.
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