Ukraine hit 'key' Russian military factory in Bryansk strike - Zelensky

KYIV, Ukraine, March 11 ------ Ukraine hit a "key" military factory in a missile strike on Russia's western city of Bryansk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after Moscow gave a toll of six dead in the attack. "Our soldiers struck one of the key Russian military factories in Bryansk. This factory produced electronics and components for Russian missiles. The very ones that are striking our cities," Zelensky said in a daily address. He called the strike "a completely justified response to the aggressor."

Russia earlier accused Kyiv of what it called a "terrorist" attack in Bryansk that killed six civilians and wounded at least 37 people. It did not mention what the target was. "All were taken to the Bryansk Regional Hospital, where they are receiving the necessary medical care," regional governor Aleksandr Bogomaz said on Telegram. Ukraine has not commented on the allegations of civilian casualties.

Bryansk, a city of around 400,000 residents, is about 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the Ukrainian border. Ukraine used British Storm Shadow missiles in the attack, the Ukrainian military said. "Units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully struck the Bryansk microelectronics plant Kremniy El with Storm Shadow air-launched missiles," the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a social media post. "The plant specializes in discrete semiconductor technology and integrated microchips, which are the 'brains' and 'nerve system' of modern weapons, including Iskander missiles," the statement said. The army said it had inflicted "significant damage to production facilities" at the factory.

Source: manilatimes.net