politics
Ukraine says it hit Russian rocket center linked to Starlink-style network
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Flamingo cruise missiles struck a rocket facility, about 560 miles from Ukraine's border.
TL;DR
- Ukraine conducted long-range strikes on a Russian military airfield and a rocket center.
- The targeted rocket center in Samara region produces rockets for Russia's Rassvet broadband network, an alternative to Starlink.
- President Zelenskyy stated the strikes aim to reduce Russia's war potential by damaging key facilities.
- Ukraine's General Staff reported direct hits and fires at both the airfield in Nizhny Novgorod and the rocket center in Samara.
- Local officials in Samara reported localized damage and ongoing work by emergency services.
- Russia's defense ministry claimed strikes on Ukrainian logistics and infrastructure targets.
- Both sides have intensified long-range strikes amid slowed battlefield advances.