Russia repels missile attack in Rostov region

19/12/2024 6:04

Russian air defence systems

repelled a Ukrainian attack in which 10 missiles were fired at

the Rostov region of southern Russia, local governor Yuri

Slyusar said on Wednesday.



A Ukrainian official said the attack targeted a chemical

plant that supplied rocket fuel to Russia's armed forces.



Slyusar, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said air

defence units downed 10 missiles in the attack. Fragments from

one missile triggered a fire in a house in the village of

Malenkaya Kamenka and smashed windows in others.



He said there were no casualties and emergency services were

at the scene. He made no mention of any industrial target.



Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's official Centre Against

Disinformation, wrote on Telegram that the attack focused on the

Kamensky chemical plant "which produces rocket fuel specialising

in solid fuel components for rocket engines".



The plant, he said, also produced explosive materials and

components for ammunition.



Kovalenko posted a brief video showing a fire and smoke

outside a fenced compound.



Reuters could not independently verify accounts of the

incident from either side.



Unofficial Russian and Ukrainian blogs suggested the attack

might have involved Western-supplied missiles, but there was no

official confirmation from either side.



In Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region, partly occupied

by Russian forces, the Russia-installed governor, Yevgeny

Balitsky, said air defence units had downed four Ukrainian

missiles fired at occupied areas of the region.



Initial analysis, he said, showed that British-supplied

Storm Shadow missiles had been used.



Reuters could not independently verify his account.