Ukraine's General Staff reveals weapons used to strike facilities in Moscow Oblast

Ukrainian-made drones including the Bars RS-1, Fire Point FP-1 and Bars-SM Gladiator were used to strike facilities in Russia's Moscow Oblast on the night of 16-17 May.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Quote: "Ukrainian developments were used to strike targets in Moscow Oblast – Bars RS-1, Fire Point FP-1, Bars-SM Gladiator and other [drones].

Thank you to the warriors of the 412th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade, the Kremenchuk 107th Rocket Artillery Brigade, the 19th St Barbara Missile Brigade, the 1st Separate Unmanned Systems Centre, and other representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and all defence forces of Ukraine for their effective combat work."

Details: The General Staff confirmed the strike on the Angstrem plant in Zelenograd in Russia's Moscow Oblast, which specialises in manufacturing high-tech products and microchips for precision weapons. A fire was recorded on the facility's premises.

The plant is an important component of the Russian military-industrial complex and is involved in the production of microelectronics, radio-electronics, optical systems and robotics for the country's military needs.

The Solnechnogorskaya pumping station in Moscow Oblast was also struck – a critical part of the ring pipeline around Moscow which is used for pumping, storing and dispatching large volumes of petrol and diesel fuel, including for the Russian Armed Forces. A fire was recorded on the facility's premises.

Other targets struck included a Russian command post in the area of Bunhe in Donetsk Oblast and UAV command posts near Dvorichna in Kharkiv Oblast, Zavitne in Kherson Oblast and Udachne in Donetsk Oblast.

In addition, the Ukrainians struck Russian personnel clusters near Myrne in Donetsk Oblast, Krasnohirske in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Volfynsky in Russia's Kursk Oblast, and two Russian troop clusters in the area of Novoekonomichne in Donetsk Oblast.

Background: On the night of 16-17 May, Ukraine's Security Service, working with Ukraine's defence forces, struck a military facility and a number of oil facilities in Russia's Moscow Oblast, as well as the Belbek military airfield in occupied Crimea.

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