💥 Attack

Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) launched kamikaze drone attacks on military manufacturing facilities in the Lipetsk, Belgorod, and Voronezh regions of Russia overnight. Targets included the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant and a nearby tractor plant, both used for Russian military manufacturing.

Lipetsk, Lipetsk Oblast
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Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) kamikaze drones attacked military facilities in the Lipetsk, Belgorod, and Voronezh regions of Russia

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

UAV targets included the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant and a nearby tractor plant – both facilities used by Russia for military manufacturing

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian drones attacked a metallurgical plant and other facilities used for military purposes in Russia's Belgorod, Voronezh, and Lipetsk oblasts overnight on June 17

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

One of the targets was the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant, which is used by Russia for military purposes.

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Extracted: 2026-02-23T15:07:56.665Z

Source story: 34396