No longer out of reach: Russia's Shoigu admits Ukrainian strikes threaten Ural region
Photo: Sergei Shoigu (kremlin.ru)
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu admitted that the Ural has become a zone of direct threat from Ukraine. Until recently, the region was considered out of reach for air strikes, reports the Russian outlet Ura.
Shoigu said that until recently, the region had been out of reach for Ukrainian strikes, but the situation has now changed.
“Yes, until recently the Ural was out of reach for air strikes from the territory of Ukraine, but today it is already in a zone of direct threat,” he said.
Strike on the Iskander plant
On February 20, Ukrainian forces carried out a strike on the Votkinsk plant. As later became known, they used Ukrainian-made Flamingo missiles for the attack.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the missiles flew 1,400 kilometers. He added that all the missiles that were launched reached the Russian missile plant.
OSINT analysts reported that the missiles hit building No. 19 of the plant — a galvanic stamping workshop. A breach approximately 30×24 meters in size was recorded in its roof.
Analysts noted that the nature of the destruction and the configuration of the collapse indicate that the epicenter of the explosion was inside the building, which likely led to the complete burnout of the interior areas.
