10/06/2025October 6, 2025
Ukraine says drones hit major Russian arms and fuel sites
Ukraine said its long-range drones have struck a major Russian ammunition plant, an oil terminal, and a weapons depot behind the front line, escalating pressure on Moscow’s military supply network.
The Ukrainian General Staff said Monday that overnight strikes hit the Sverdlov ammunition plant in the Nizhny Novgorod region, some 750 kilometers (about 470 kilometers) from the border with Ukraine. Kyiv said the attack triggered multiple explosions and a fire at the plant, which is said to make aviation and artillery ordnance, aerial bombs, and anti-aircraft and anti-tank munitions.
“The plant is one of the largest Russian producers of explosives. It is capable of equipping practically all types of ammunition,” the General Staff said in a statement.
Ukrainian drones also hit an oil terminal in , starting a blaze, and an ammunition depot of Russia’s 18th Combined Arms Army, the General Staff said.
Russian officials reported one of the largest Ukrainian drone barrages since the full-scale invasion began, saying 251 drones were shot down across 14 regions, Crimea, and areas near the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
Nizhny Novgorod Governor Gleb Nikitin said air defenses intercepted 20 drones targeting an industrial zone that includes the ammunition plant and that no facilities were damaged.
Ukraine’s long-range attacks on refineries and oil sites have previously led to fuel shortages in Russia. Kyiv has been expanding its domestic weapons production, particularly drones, in an effort to strike deeper into Russian territory and disrupt President Vladimir Putin’s war logistics.
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