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Unih, screenshots On the night of 15 August, Defense Forces units struck the RKC Progress in Samara.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported: “A hit was recorded on the target with subsequent fire on the facility’s territory.”
The General Staff noted that the RKC Progress is one of the key enterprises of the Russian rocket and space industry, producing Soyuz-family carrier missiles. It is noted that they are used to launch Russian military, reconnaissance, and communications satellites into orbit.
“Soyuz-2.1b” is involved in the deployment of the Russian satellite constellation Dawn — a wideband satellite communications system that Russia positions as an analogue to Starlink.
Additionally, the RKC Progress produces Earth remote sensing satellites, which the enemy uses for reconnaissance purposes.
“The extent of the damage is being clarified,” the General Staff noted.
Infographics: the General Staff In addition, the Sawastyleka airfield in the Nizhny Novgorod region was struck. The General Staff clarified that a hit on the target with subsequent fire on the airfield territory was recorded.
Sawastyleka is used for basing and employing MiG-31K interceptor aircraft — carriers of the X-47M2 Kinzhals air-delivered missiles.
“Work continues on key military and defense-industrial targets of the enemy. More to come,” the General Staff promised.
Strikes on Russia
As UNIAN reported, Al Jazeera recently explained how Ukrainian troops launch drones into Russia. It was noted that during one operation journalists observed Ukrainian forces launching six drones in just five minutes.
And 2 August the General Staff reported that the Defense Forces attacked the Russian military airfield Engels, resulting in a fire on its territory. In addition to Engels, the Saratov oil refinery and an oil depot in the Kaluga region were also struck.
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