Luhansk factory hit in apparent Ukrainian missile strike
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Luhansk regional Governor Artem Lisohor suggested the facility was used by Russian forces to repair and resupply military vehicles.
"Somehow, a machine-building factory caught fire; not hard to guess what the Russians were storing and repairing there," Lisohor said in a Telegram post.
Open-source intelligence analysis team GeoConfirmed confirmed that "cruise missiles" struck at least two targets in Luhansk. The city is located more than 80 km from the front lines.
“At least 2 targets were struck in a recent attack with -claimed to be- Ukrainian cruise missiles in Luhansk, 80+km away from the front line,” GeoConfirmed tweeted.
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“Luhansk was known as Russian logistical hub and safe zone. This will be a major blow for Russia.”
Photos posted by local Telegram channels show a pillar of black smoke rising above Polypack chemical factory after the explosions.
While the cause of the explosions is uncertain, Russian propagandists claimed that the factory was hit with missiles from a distance of 150 km.
On May 11, CNN reported that London had provided Kyiv with Storm Shadow cruise missiles, capable of hitting targets over 250 km away. This information was later confirmed by UK Defense Minister Ben Wallace, who emphasized Ukraine's sovereign right to defend its territory from the Russian invasion.
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At the same time, the Ukrainian military is yet to confirm Storm Shadow missile have been put in service.
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