Ukraine strikes Russian drone launch site and other military targets
Photo: The Ukrainian Armed Forces struck a number of Russian military targets (Getty Images)
Ukraine's Defense Forces on October 2 and overnight into October 3 struck a launch site for attack drones, a command post, and a crossing used by Russian troops, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the Donetsk area, a site for the storage, preparation, and launch of attack drones was struck.
Such facilities are among the priority targets. Their systematic destruction is aimed at reducing the Russian army's ability to use attack drones against civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.
In the area of Novaya Tavolzhanka in Russia's Belgorod region, Ukrainian troops struck an enemy command post.
Also, in the area of Novocheretuvate in the Donetsk region, a crossing over the Mokri Yaly River was struck.
In the area of Hromivka in the Kherson region, the Russian repair base was struck.
And in the area of Voznesenivka in Russia's Belgorod region, Ukrainian troops struck a logistics warehouse of Russian forces.
Strikes on Russian facilities
On October 2, Ukrainian drones struck Russia's largest oil storage facility in Europe — the Samara linear production dispatch station.
On October 1, Ukraine's Defense Forces not only struck but also successfully destroyed drone storage facilities belonging to Russia's Rubicon unit.
That same day, the Defense Forces struck a Russian vessel in the Black Sea, an oil facility in the Samara region, and other important targets.
And on September 30, the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported striking several military facilities of Russian forces in the occupied territories. The strikes hit a drone warehouse, a command post, and logistics facilities.