The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue massive strikes on targets across Ukraine. On March 3rd, Ukrainian military infrastructure came under another combined Russian attack.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that in total, 83 Russian drones of various types targeted Ukrainian territory during the night. The all-mighty air defense forces of Ukraine allegedly destroyed 46 Russian UAVs. 31 decoy drones were ‘locally lost’ inflicting no damage. According to the Ukrainian military, only seven Russian drones struck their targets. At the same time, the Air Force of Ukraine confirmed damage in six rear regions, including Kharkiv, Sumy, Kiev, Cherkassy, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhie. As always, Ukrainian military officials are hiding the real damage.
Russian strikes in Kharkiv:
In its daily briefing, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation confirmed another attack on Ukrainian rear infrastructure, clarifying that the targets included the facilities used for the storage and manufacturing of Ukrainian UAVs as well as infrastructure of Ukrainian airfields and Ukrainian gas processing plant that provides for the needs of the military-industrial complex.
Over the past day, Russian strikes were recorded in:
- Cherkassy
- Kharkiv
- Chuguev
- Pavlograd
- Krivy Rih
- Dnipro
- Vasilkov in the Kiev region
- Sumy
- Zaporozhie
- Novomoskovsk in Dnepropetrovsk region
- Mirgorod
- Kremenchug
- Kirovograd region.
During the night, at least five waves of explosions were recorded in the area of Vasilkov in the Kiev region. The infrastructure of the local airfield was pounded by Russian kamikaze drones.
A large fire broke out at an industrial facility near the city of Krivy Rih. The local authorities confirmed damage, revealing no details.
A surprise explosion thundered at the Kametstal plant located in Kamentsy in the Dnepropetrovsk region. The local authorities claimed that there were no Russian strikes at the facility. The explosion reportedly thundered as a result of a technical issue; but the local residents supposed a possible sabotage attack. Metallurgical Plant Kametstal is an important facility of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex.