Ukrainian drones hit Rostov-on-Don industrial and military plants
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Updated · Мілітарний · May 8
Ukrainian drones hit Rostov-on-Don industrial and military plants
8 articles · Updated · Мілітарний · May 8
The overnight strike on May 8 reportedly hit the Empils paint plant and a branch of Radar Scientific and Technical Center in western Rostov-on-Don, sparking a fire.
Russia's Defence Ministry said air defences downed 264 Ukrainian drones overnight, including some over Rostov region, while another strike caused a fire at the Slavneft-YANOS refinery in Yaroslavl.
Empils is a major southern Russian coatings producer previously attacked in January, while Radar works on specialised military systems; Kyiv has signalled Moscow's air-defence redeployment creates openings for deeper strikes.
Can Russia's advanced air defenses protect its vast territory from Ukraine's low-cost drone swarms?
As drone strikes inflict billions in damage, is Russia now losing the economic war on its home front?