The Defense Forces struck a Russian space communications center and a number of military facilities
On the night of June 22 and throughout June 21, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out strikes against a number of Russian occupation forces’ facilities.
In particular, the “Dubna” space communications center in the Moscow region of the Russian Federation was struck; according to the Ukrainian military, extensive smoke was observed there. The consequences and extent of the damage are being assessed.
Ukrainian forces also attacked a training ground for UAV operators near Debaltseve in the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk Oblast, as well as drone control centers in the areas of Myrnohrad and Peremohy in Donetsk Oblast.
In addition, enemy command and observation posts were struck in the Ilok-Penkovka area of the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation and near Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region.
Separately, there are reports of a strike on a road bridge near Vasylivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, which, according to the Ukrainian side, was used to move troops and resupply the Russian army.
The General Staff emphasized that the operations are aimed at weakening the enemy’s logistics, command and control, and combat capabilities.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
A series of powerful explosions rocked the Russian city of Voronezh, likely caused by a missile strike.
On the night of June 22, Russian authorities reported a massive drone attack on Moscow and several regions of the Russian Federation. According to Russian officials, 59 drones were allegedly destroyed as they approached the capital.
In the temporarily occupied city of Armiansk, located on the Crimean Peninsula, a building belonging to the Border Guard Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation caught fire as a result of the nighttime drone attack.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine will continue to intensify long-range strikes on Russian territory and expand the capabilities of its own drones.
