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Business Recorder
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Ukraine destroys electrical equipment factory in Russia's Bryansk region
MOSCOW: Ukrainian forces struck an electrical equipment factory in Russia's Bryansk region close to the border with Ukraine, destroying much of the plant but causing no casualties, the local governor said on Sunday. Governor Alexander Bogomaz, whose region borders both Ukraine and Belarus in the far west of Russia, said on the Telegram messaging app that the Ukrainian strike had destroyed workshops and administrative buildings at the factory in the village of Suzemka. Mash, a Telegram channel with links to Russia's security services, said the factory produced electrical equipment, including transformers. It said it had been struck using a Grad rocket system. Mash posted video of a large plume of smoke, coiling above a factory. Reuters was unable to verify the footage. In Ukraine, a senior government official said the factory specialised in the production of electronic equipment for Russia's defence industry. 'According to preliminary information, the Strela factory in Suzemka, Bryansk Region, is no longer operational following the strike,' Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Centre for Countering Disinformation, added in a post on Telegram. Ukraine has targeted Russian industrial facilities that it suspects of producing equipment for Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine since the beginning of full-scale hostilities in February 2022.
The Guardian
05-05-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Ukraine war briefing: Three million shells coming from our allies, says Zelenskyy
Ukraine hopes to receive 3m artillery shells from allies and partners in 2025 including 1.8m under a Czech-led programme, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in Prague on Sunday. 'The Czech artillery initiative is working brilliantly,' the Ukrainian president said. Prague steers a European drive to supply artillery ammunition to Ukraine, financed largely by Nato allies. 'Not only North Korea is capable of helping [Russia] in the war – we have allies who are helping Ukraine,' Zelenskyy said in comments reported by the Kyiv Independent. Zelenskyy added there would be a meeting on Monday with 'Czech defence companies', with details to be announced later. Discussions were under way for a Ukrainian-Czech pilot training school for F16 fighter jets, which could not be established in Ukraine 'due to current security concerns'. Zelenskyy spoke alongside Petr Pavel, president of the Czech Republic and a former Nato general, who said that 'Putin can end the war with a single decision but he has not shown any willingness so far'. The Czech prime minister, Petr Fiala, and the speakers of both parliament chambers said they would meet Zelenskyy in Prague on Monday. Ukrainian forces struck an electrical equipment factory in Russia's Bryansk region close to the border with Ukraine, destroying much of the plant, said the local governor, Alexander Bogomaz. Ukraine said the factory specialised in the production of electronics for Russia's defence industry. 'According to preliminary information, the Strela factory in Suzemka, Bryansk region, is no longer operational following the strike,' said Andriy Kovalenko, head of the government's Centre for Countering Disinformation. Mash, a Telegram channel with links to Russia's security services, said the factory produced electrical equipment and was hit by a Grad rocket system. Air defence destroyed four Ukrainian drones flying towards Moscow, the mayor of the Russian capital said early on Monday. Zelenskyy said on Sunday that he did not believe Putin would adhere to a self-declared three-day truce to coincide with Russia's 'victory day' celebrations on 9 May. 'This is not the first challenge, nor are these the first promises made by Russia to cease fire. We understand who we are dealing with, we do not believe them.' Citing a military report, he said Russia had carried out more than 200 attacks on Saturday, 'so there is no faith [in them]'. Zelenskyy said, though, that a ceasefire with Russia was possible at any moment and called on Kyiv's allies to apply greater pressure on Moscow otherwise Putin would take no real steps to end the war. The Guardian's Shaun Walker has investigated how Moscow is using 'disposable people' recruited online to carry out sabotage, arson and disinformation campaigns in Europe – sometimes against specific targets related to support for the Ukrainian war effort, but more often simply to cause chaos and unease. While some know exactly what they are doing and why, others do not realise they are ultimately working for Moscow. The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, said in comments broadcast on Sunday said that the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine had not arisen, and that he hoped it would not, writes Angelique Chrisafis. Putin said Russia could bring the conflict in Ukraine to what he called a 'logical conclusion … There has been no need to use those [nuclear] weapons … and I hope they will not be required.'
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ukraine reportedly attacks Russian Strela electromechanical plant in Bryansk Oblast
Ukraine attacked the Strela electromechanical plant in Russia's Bryansk Oblast on April 4, destroying two workshops, Russian pro-government Telegram channel Shot reported. The attack sparked a fire covering an area of 250 square meters (about 2,690 square feet), damaging critical infrastructure of the plant, Shot wrote. The Strela plant, located in Suzemka near the Ukrainian border, produces radar equipment, transformers, chokes, and other electronics for Russia's defense, aerospace, and electronics industries. The governor of Bryansk Oblast, Alexander Bogomaz, confirmed a fire had broken out at an industrial plant in Suzemka but did not name the facility. "There was a fire at an industrial plant, production and administrative buildings were destroyed. There are no casualties," Bogomaz wrote on his official Telegram channel. The Russian Defense Ministry acknowledged that one drone was destroyed over the region but did not comment on the strike or the damage to the Strela plant. The Kyiv Independent could not independently verify all the claims, and Ukrainian officials have not publicly commented on the attack. The strike on Strela comes as part of a broader wave of Ukrainian attacks targeting Russian military and industrial infrastructure. Ukrainian drones struck the Murom Instrument-Making Plant in Russia's Vladimir Oblast on April 30, damaging two buildings and sparking a fire. Read also: 4 killed, 30 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
