6 killed, 26 injured in Ukrainian strike on Russian plant in Kirov, governor says
A Ukrainian strike on a plant in Kirov killed six people and injured 26 others, Kirov Governor Alexander Sokolov said.
Ukrainian forces attacked the Avitek military plant in Kirov on the morning of July 24. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces had hit one of the most important military enterprises in the city. Ukraine says the plant produces anti-aircraft guided missiles.
The July 24 strikes were among the most extensive Ukraine has launched against Russian regions in the past year. Ukrainian forces also hit Wildberries warehouses in St. Petersburg, the Leningrad region, and Simferopol, sparking large-scale fires.
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