Plant producing propellant for "Iskander" missiles hit near St. Petersburg: 3 production workshops damaged, General Staff says

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck an enemy plant near St. Petersburg.

Censor.NET reports this, citing the General Staff’s press center.

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Russian plant hit

The General Staff stressed that every "Iskander" missile headed for a Ukrainian city has a story of its own. It begins well before the missile reaches the launcher, in a factory workshop where the propellant that sends it into the sky is made.

"One such enterprise, JSC ‘Morozov Plant,’ is located near St. Petersburg. The plant produces explosives and developed solid propellant for the motors of ‘Topol-M’ missile systems. It also makes and supplies solid-propellant charges for the 9Kh820 motors used in 9M723 ‘Iskander-M’ ballistic missiles. This defense industry enterprise is part of the state corporation ‘Rostec’ and is a key link in the supply chain that provides the Russian army with ballistic missiles," the statement said.

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The General Staff said Ukraine’s Defense Forces intervened in that story overnight into November 9. Ukrainian units struck the plant and damaged three production workshops in the same strike. The extent of the damage is still being assessed.

"What does this mean for Ukraine? Each such strike makes it harder for the enemy to produce the ‘Iskander’ missiles it uses to strike our cities. The chain breaks at the very beginning, long before the missile reaches the launcher. Ukraine is acting within its right to self-defense, guaranteed by Article 51 of the UN Charter. The Defense Forces are systematically undermining the aggressor’s military and economic potential to force Russia to end its armed aggression against Ukraine," the General Staff added.