Key developments on Aug. 10: Ukraine's military intelligence reveals Russian missile production figures 'exceeding monthly targets'Ukraine strikes Russian petrochemical plant more than 2,000 kilometers from border, General Staff saysRussian oil refinery in Tatarstan targeted as Russia claims Ukrainian 456 drones intercepted overnightRussia's version of Starlink deploying quicker than planned, Ukraine's military intelligence saysRussia rules out freezing war in Ukraine ahead of US envoy visits to Kyiv, MoscowRussia's monthly production of key missiles is running 10–20% above target, while output of some models is even higher, Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy head of Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR), said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine, published on Aug. 10.According to Skibitskyi, Russia produced 87 Kh-101 cruise missiles in July, reaching 140% of its planned monthly output. Moscow had set a target of 72 Kh-101 missiles for both July and August.A similar pattern can be seen with the Kalibr cruise missile: Russia planned to produce 26 in each month but manufactured 29 in July, exceeding its target by 11%. The largest overperformance was recorded in Kh-35 production, which reached 200% of the planned monthly output, the official added, without specifying the exact number of missiles produced.Skibitskyi added that, as of Aug. 3, Russia had already fulfilled its annual production targets for the Zircon and Oniks missiles, with 33 and 60 units manufactured in the first seven months, respectively.Skibitskyi said Moscow has significantly increased ballistic missile production partly because Russian defense plants are now operating under a "simplified system of technical controls" for missile production."However, there is another explanation here — the Russians have also been able to increase ballistic missile production because they have now stopped producing Kinzhal missiles. Accordingly, the rocket fuel is no longer going to the Kinzhal, but to other ballistic missiles," Skibitskyi said."In addition, they have suspended the production and use of Kh-32 missiles, so the funds and components allocated for them have been redirected to other types of missiles, which are considered more effective."Ukraine strikes Russian petrochemical plant more than 2,000 kilometers from border, General Staff saysUkrainian forces struck the Tobolskneftekhim petrochemical plant in Russia's Tyumen Oblast on Aug. 10, the General Staff said.An air raid alert was issued in Tyumen Oblast at around 1 p.m. local time amid a drone attack. Regional Governor Alexander Moor said around 4:40 p.m. that falling drones caused a fire at an industrial facility, but did not specify where the incident occurred.The damaged facility is located in the city of Tobolsk, about 2,200 kilometers (1,370 miles) from the Ukrainian-Russian border. The attack struck the plant's central gas fractionation unit, according to the General Staff.The unit processes 6.6 million tons of feedstock annually and produces materials considered critical to Russia's military-industrial complex, including butadiene, isobutylene, maleic anhydride, and MTBE, a high-octane oxygenate additive.These products are used to manufacture rocket fuel components, aviation fuel, composite materials for drones, and high-octane gasoline, the report read.
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine continues strikes on Russia's oil industry as Moscow races to expand missile production
Key developments on Aug. 10: * Ukraine's military intelligence reveals Russian missile production figures 'exceeding monthly targets' * Ukraine strikes Russian petrochemical plant more than 2,000 kilometers from border, General Staff says * Russian oil refinery in Tatarstan targeted as Russia claims Ukrainian 456 drones intercepted overnight * Russia's version of Starlink deploying quicker than planned, Ukraine's military intelligence says * Russia rules out freezing war in Ukraine ahead o







