General Staff confirms striking military targets in Russia

The General Staff posted this on Facebook, seen by Ukrinform.

According to the General Staff, the strikes targeted ammunition depots, fuel storage facilities, and aviation equipment at the Lipetsk-2 airfield, which houses Russian fighter jets, including Su-34, Su-35, and MiG-31 aircraft.

The eration also targeted the Sverdlov Plant, which produces chemical substances for artillery shells and air-drped bombs. There were reportedly several explosions at both sites, with Russian air defense systems actively engaged.

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These erations were carried out by the Ukrainian Defense Forces, including the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR), and Special erations Forces, in coeration with other defense components.

The damage is still being assessed, and the General Staff noted that these strikes are part of ongoing efforts to target critical military infrastructure within Russia.

As reported by Ukrinform, at nighttime, October 20, the Ukrainian drones struck the Sverdlov Plant in Dzerzhynsk, located in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region.