missile strike hit the Nikolaev armored plant, which repairs military equipment. Western Leopard 2 tanks and, according to yet unconfirmed rumors, Challenge tanks were brought.

Foreign specialists began to be removed from the plant after the strike, underground coordinator said. The blow was struck on the afternoon of March 17, Sergei Lebedev told RIA Novosti. The underground knows that since the beginning of autumn 2023, the plant has been operating in three shifts, and a canteen began operating there.