In brief

• Ukraine's General Staff said drones and Neptune missiles hit the Kombinat Kamenskij plant in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Rostov region, which produces solid rocket fuel.
• A fire broke out in a finished-goods workshop and four production shops were damaged at the plant.
• Ukraine also reported strikes on four Russian military logistics depots in occupied parts of Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions, and a drone attack on an oil refinery in Ufa.
• Zelensky said Ukrainian long-range drones and missiles can reach targets from the Yamal peninsula to western Siberia, and that deep-strike units will be expanded.

Rocket fuel plant in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky

Ukrainian forces hit the Kombinat Kamenskij enterprise in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Rostov region, overnight into Saturday, according to the Ukrainian General Staff. The plant makes solid rocket fuel (Rostovas apgabalā triecienā cietusi raķešu degvielas rūpnīca – DELFI.lv) (Ukrajinské neptuny zasáhly ruský závod na výrobu raketového paliva – Novinky.cz). A fire broke out in a finished-goods workshop, and four production shops were damaged.

The plant supplies munitions for the Uragan, Smerch and Tornado-S multiple rocket launchers, as well as air-launched weapons. The General Staff said strikes on solid fuel production reduce Russia's ability to shell Ukrainian towns with rocket artillery.

Wider overnight attacks

Ukraine also said it hit four Russian military logistics depots in occupied parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions. Drones struck an oil refinery in Ufa, Bashkortostan, where a fire was reported, though the extent of damage was not known.

Deep-strike campaign

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian long-range drones and missiles can now reach Russian targets from the Yamal peninsula to western Siberia, and that Kyiv is working to extend that range further (Україна готує далекобійний сюрприз для Росії: Зеленський анонсував нові можливості – TSN) (Зеленський анонсував удари по ще більш віддалених регіонах Росії – UNIAN) («От Ямала до Западной Сибири». Зеленский заявил, что дальность стрельбы украинского оружия является одной из гарантий сохранения независимости – NV). He said the deep-strike units will be expanded, drawing on the Security Service of Ukraine, the Alpha special operations centre and intelligence bodies. Zelensky framed the strikes as a response to Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and as pressure on Moscow to end the war.