Ukrainian forces struck allegedly empty industrial buildings in Luhansk. Russian authorities identified the weapons as two Grom missiles and reported the use of ADM-160B decoy munitions.
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Ukrainian forces struck allegedly empty industrial buildings in Luhansk. Russian authorities identified the weapons as two Grom missiles and reported the use of ADM-160B decoy munitions.
Two explosions rocked the occupied city of Luhansk, with a column of smoke rising above an industrial facility (Polipak industrial factory on the territory of the former 100 Machine-Building Plant).
Ukrainian forces had struck industrial facilities in the occupied city of Luhansk on May 12 with a Storm Shadow missile.
Russia claimed Ukraine hit two industrial sites in occupied Luhansk region with Storm Shadow missiles, injuring a State Duma member and six children.
Moscow claimed Storm Shadow missiles supplied by Great Britain were used for the strike despite London's declarations that these weapons would not be used against civilian targets
Two explosions occurred in occupied Luhansk on the afternoon of May 12, with aftermath images published by local telegram channels.
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Source story: day-444a-2023-05-15