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“Unconfirmed figures circulating on Ukrainian social media indicate that the strike may have destroyed up to 1,000 Shahed-type drones and over 1,500 warheads for them.” ~ @kyivindependent_official 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇦

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost_ . . . Ukraine’s armed forces have struck a hub for Russian drone logistics in occupied Donetsk, the General Staff confirmed on Nov. 6.

Late in the evening of Nov. 5 videos emerged on Telegram of explosions rocking the area around the Donetsk airport. Commentators called it a strike on a warehouse that housed long-range Shahed-type drones.

On Nov. 6 the General Staff confirmed the strikes on “a base of storage, assembly and launch of Shahed-type UAVs.”

They further noted explosions and “a powerful secondary detonation” as well as the involvement of missile and artillery units and the Unmanned Systems Forces.

Videos posted to social media appear to support the claims.

Unmanned Systems Forces leader Madyar described the strike as the result of a “painstaking months-long reconnaissance operation” in a post on Telegram.

The “killboard” for the unit, also known as the 414, or “Madyar’s Birds,” does now include one warehouse.

The airport was one of Ukraine’s premier development projects before falling under Russian occupation in 2015. Russia has in recent months turned it into a staging ground for drone logistics.

Unconfirmed figures circulating on Ukrainian social media indicate that the strike may have destroyed up to 1,000 Shahed-type drones and over 1,500 warheads for them.

Elsewhere overnight, Ukraine’s military struck and damaged Russia’s Volgograd oil refinery overnight as explosions rocked several Russian energy sites.

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“The Bryansk Chemical Plant [— a ‘key facility’ in Russia’s military-industrial complex — was hit in the attack. It] produces gunpowder, explosives and rocket fuel components [used by Russia] in ammunition and missiles launched against Ukraine.” ~ @kyivindependent_official 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇦

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost_ . . . Ukrainian forces carried out a large-scale attack against Russia on Oct. 21, striking the Bryansk Chemical plant, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported.

The strike was a combined attack involving air-launched Storm Shadow missiles, the military said. It was carried out by Ukraine’s Air Force in coordination with the Navy, Land Forces, and other military units.

The attack hit the Bryansk Chemical Plant in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast, the General Staff said. The consequences of the strike are still being assessed.

The Kyiv Independent could not independently verify these claims at the time of publication.

The Bryansk Chemical Plant produces gunpowder, explosives, and rocket fuel components, which Russia uses in ammunition and missiles launched against Ukraine. The General Staff described the plant as a “key facility” in Russia’s military-industrial complex.

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"Ukrainian forces struck the Elektrodetal factory in the town of Karachev, located in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast, the General Staff confirmed on Sept. 29." ~ @kyivindependent_official

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. . . Ukrainian forces struck the Elektrodetal factory in the town of Karachev, located in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast, the General Staff confirmed on Sept. 29.

The confirmation follows earlier reports in Russian local media of a drone strike on the factory. Prior to the attack, Bryansk Oblast Governor Alexander Bogomaz had issued a warning about a possible missile threat in the Karachev area.

Meanwhile, A Ukrainian FPV (first-person-view) drone took down a Russian Mi-28N in Donetsk Oblast, Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, said on Sept. 29.

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The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported they’ve regained control of and raised the Ukrainian flag in Udachne, a village in Donetsk Oblast six miles west of Pokrovsk. 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇦

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost_ . . . Ukrainian forces cleared Russian troops from the Donetsk Oblast village of Udachne and raised the Ukrainian flag in the settlement, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Sept. 2.

Udachne lies around 10 kilometers (6 miles) west of Pokrovsk, a strategic town that has become one of the fiercest front-line areas in Ukraine’s east.

The announcement comes only a day after the Ukrainian military reported the liberation of the nearby village of Novoekonomichne.

Soldiers of Ukraine’s 425th Skelia Regiment destroyed all Russian positions in the settlement, the General Staff said, sharing a video of a pair of Ukrainian soldiers raising the flag on top of a damaged building.

“For two weeks, assault units gradually cleared house after house and raised the Ukrainian flag over the village,” a military spokesperson said in the video.

The Ukrainian monitoring group DeepState showed that Russian forces were still holding the southern part of Udachne as of Sept. 1, with the northern part marked as a contested “gray” area.

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With more drone strikes on key military targets inside Russia, Ukraine continues to inspire the world with its indomitable resilience in the face of severe mettle-testing adversities! #thereisalsogoodnews 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇦

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The General Staff described the attack as part of a broader operation to degrade Russia’s ability to produce explosive materials and ammunition used in the full-scale war against Ukraine.” ~ @kyivindependent_official 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇦

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost_ . . . Ukrainian drones struck multiple military targets in Russia, including the Tambov Gunpowder Plant, overnight on June 11, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported.

The plant, one of Russia’s main manufacturers of gunpowder and explosives for small arms, artillery, and rocket systems, caught fire following the drone strike, according to the General Staff.

Local residents reported hearing explosions and shared videos showing a large blaze near the facility, according to the Russian independent media outlet Astra.

The General Staff described the attack as part of a broader operation to degrade Russia’s ability to produce explosive materials and ammunition used in the full-scale war against Ukraine.

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Photo: Astra / Telegram