UAVs and missiles target Kursk region, strike Russia's Kaluga enterprise, causing ignition
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Late on November 25, the Russian government declared that there had been a missile and drone strike supposedly coming from Ukraine. People reported hearing explosions, especially in Kursk and Kaluga. The Russian officials stated that in Kaluga, debris from one of the drones landed on an industrial site, setting off a fire.
Local governors Aleksei Smirnov and Vladislav Shapsha reported the attack on these two cities.
Thus, the governor of the Kursk region, Smirnov, reported that at night over the region, the following were allegedly shot down:
- seven Ukrainian missiles,
- seven drones.
According to unofficial reports, the Kursk region was hit by ATACMS ballistic missiles.
In Kaluga, according to the local governor Vladislav Shapsha, three drones were allegedly shot down. However, the wreckage of one of them fell on the territory of an industrial facility, which caused a fire.
The network reports that the shelling hit the following:
- the local oil refinery "Kalugvnaftoprodukt,"
- the radio-electronics plant "Typhoon."
The "Typhoon" plant produces:
- optical-electronic systems,
- radar equipment,
- radio-electronic reconnaissance systems,
- parts for completing air defense systems, aviation equipment, and missile systems.
Another area of activity is the modernization of military equipment in service and its technical maintenance.
In addition, the company manufactures electronic modules and specialized equipment to integrate various military systems.
The Ukrainian side has not yet commented on this shelling.
For reference:
On the night of November 19–20, Ukraine successfully launched a coordinated attack on Russian military facilities using drones and long-range weapons provided by Western countries. These strikes on November 19–20 demonstrate that Ukraine has already started utilizing long-range weapons systems from the West to carry out more intricate and impactful attacks.
Military experts from the Institute for the Study of War believe that the Marino estate in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, which was hit by a missile strike on Wednesday, is located at a distance suitable for creating an operational headquarters for Russian troops conducting an offensive along the demarcation line.
In addition, on the night of November 15, strike drones attacked the Krasnodar Territory, where the Krymsk military airfield is located. The Russian authorities stated that the Russian air defense intercepted and destroyed 51 Ukrainian drones, including 36 over the Krasnodar Territory.
Also, the Ukrainian Defense Forces, on the night of November 12, struck the Oskolneftesnab warehouse in the Belgorod region of Russia. Fuel and lubricants were stored there.
