Ukrainian Neptune missiles supported by drones destroyed a Russian drone warehouse and possible assembly facility in Rostov region, causing large explosions and fires.
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Ukrainian Neptune missiles supported by drones destroyed a Russian drone warehouse and possible assembly facility in Rostov region, causing large explosions and fires.
Near the city of Rostov, a fire broke out in an industrial production facility covering 2,000 square meters
Ukrainian forces targeted a Russian drone and ammunition warehouse in the Rostov region, causing powerful explosions and secondary detonations.
Ukrainian forces used cheap drones to saturate Russian air defense, creating an opening for a Neptune missile to strike the target
The warehouse contained ammunition and reconnaissance drones used to guide Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities and the front line
Rostov-on-Don is an important industrial, logistics, and military center
Russian Ministry of Defence reported the destruction and interception of 40 Ukrainian drones overnight.
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:30.532Z
Source story: day-1052-2025-01-12