Ukraine says it hit missile electronics plant in western Russia

Ukraine says facility a ‘critical component’ in defence production as local Russian authorities confirm attack.Ukraine’s military has said it struck a plant producing electronics for missiles in Russia’s Voronezh region, as well as the Dubna satellite communications centre in the Moscow region.In a statement on Telegram on Monday, the Ukrainian General Staff said it had used air-launched cruise missiles to hit the plant in Voronezh, which it described as a “critical component” in Russia’s defence production.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Zelenskyy and top Ukrainian officials return Polish awards in WWII disputelist 2 of 4Ukraine says Russian attack kills five people in Zaporizhzhialist 3 of 4Ukraine strikes hit oil facilities in Crimea, Russia’s Krasnodarlist 4 of 4Crimea halts fuel sales after Ukraine strikes cause shortagesend of listAlexander Gusev, the Voronezh governor, said a production plant was damaged and three people were injured in the attack, without specifying the nature of the facilities.Gusev said in a post on Telegram that air defence forces had destroyed several high-speed targets in the skies over Voronezh and warned residents of the danger of missile attacks.The Ukrainian military also said it struck Russia’s Dubna satellite communications centre in the Moscow region, adding that heavy smoke was observed at the site and the extent of the damage was being assessed.Eighty-four drones headed for Moscow were downed in the past 24 hours, the city’s Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram.He said emergency services had been dispatched to the areas where drones were downed, but gave no further information.The airports of Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Vnukovo, as well as Zhukovskiy near the Russian capital, had temporarily suspended flights, the aviation watchdog said separately.In total, Russian defence systems downed 301 drones overnight, local news agencies said, citing the Ministry of Defence. That tally included Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine.