Reports say Ukraine attacked a Russian missile factory - UPI.com

Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Ukrainian Defense Forces late Friday night struck a Russian missile production facility that manufactures some of Russia's fastest and deadliest missile systems.

Ukrainian forces used attack drones to strike the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant in Russia's Udmurt Republic, which produces the advanced missile systems, Ukrainska Pravda reported.

The factory builds the hypersonic Iskander and Oreshnik missile systems.

Ukraine's general staff confirmed the strike in a statement released on Saturday.

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