Ukrainian forces struck the Kombinat Kamensky military-industrial enterprise in Russia’s Rostov region early Sunday morning, Aug. 16, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
The facility, located in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, produces solid rocket fuel for Uragan, Smerch, and Tornado-S multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), as well as other missiles and aviation munitions used by Russian forces.
The General Staff stated that a fire was recorded on the territory of the facility, and the extent of the damage is currently being assessed.
The military also provided updates on previous operations. The General Staff confirmed that operations at the Zapsibneftekhim facility in Tobolsk, Tyumen region, have been halted following an Aug. 10 strike that damaged its Central Gas Fractionation Unit No. 1.
The plant is one of Russia’s largest petrochemical complexes, producing polymers and other materials utilized by the defense industry.
Furthermore, the military confirmed the results of an Aug. 11 strike on the Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery in Orsk, Orenburg region.
The attack damaged a hydrocracking unit, three primary oil refining units (ELOU-AVT-3, ELOU-AVT-6, ELOU-AT), and a secondary distillation unit. The refinery produces gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, and fuel oil for the Russian military.
Previous long-range strikes
On Aug. 15, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukrainian forces had executed long-range strikes against several strategic facilities deep inside Russia.
Zelensky stated that Ukrainian-made “Flamingo” missiles were used to strike the Progress Space Rocket Centre in the Samara region, located approximately 900 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
The General Staff confirmed a direct hit and a subsequent fire at the Progress facility, which produces Soyuz launch vehicles and Earth observation satellites used for military reconnaissance and communications.
Zelensky also reported strikes on the Savasleyka airfield in the Nizhny Novgorod region, roughly 700 kilometers away, which hosts MiG-31K interceptor fighters capable of carrying Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles.
Additionally, an attack was confirmed on an oil facility in the port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region, located over 800 kilometers from the border.