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The Ukrainian General Staff confirmed that, as a result of strikes overnight on May 17, an electronics manufacturing facility and a petroleum loading station in Russia’s Moscow region were hit.
According to the report, Ukrainian drones used in the operation included RS-1 “Bars,” FP-1 “Firepoint,” BARS-SM “Gladiator,” and other systems. The General Staff also thanked units involved in the operation, including the 412th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade, the 107th Rocket Artillery Brigade “Kremenchuk,” the 19th Missile Brigade “Saint Varvara,” and the 1st Separate Unmanned Systems Center.
One of the confirmed targets was the “Angstrem” facility in Zelenograd, Moscow region. The plant is involved in microelectronics, radio electronics, optical systems, and robotics production for Russia’s military-industrial sector. A fire was reported at the site.
The General Staff also confirmed a strike on the “Solnechnogorskaya” pumping station, a key part of the Moscow ring petroleum pipeline system used for transporting, storing, and distributing large volumes of fuel, including supplies for the Russian military.
In addition, Ukrainian drones reportedly struck a Russian command post near the settlement of Bunge in Donetsk region, as well as drone control centers in Dvorichna (Kharkiv region), Zavitne (Kherson region), and Udačne (Donetsk region).
Earlier, Commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, stated that Moscow would no longer experience peaceful nights, saying that the “one-sided subscription to a quiet life has been cancelled” for residents of the Russian capital and surrounding areas.
