Ukraine hits Tula rubber plant, Crimean drone base

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has confirmed a strike on a synthetic rubber plant in Russia’s Tula region.

According to UNIAN, the facility produces components for plastic explosives and solid rocket fuel.

“Additionally, a storage and maintenance site for unmanned combat aerial vehicles in the Mirny area of occupied Crimea has been struck. The extent of the damage is being assessed,” the statement said.

The Ukrainian military also reported hits on several Russian air defence installations and on areas where Russian troops are concentrated in occupied territories.

By Aghakazim Guliyev