The Ukrainian military appears to have attacked one of the largest steel factories in central Russia with a drone, and as the military invasion drags on, the exchange of attacks using drones continues.
Meanwhile, Russia will hold a presidential election next month, and the Putin administration appears to be aiming to turn its rule into a fait accompli by claiming to have started early voting in the unilaterally annexed southern regions of Ukraine. .
The Ukrainian Air Force announced on the 25th that the Russian military launched attacks on areas such as Kiv Oblast, eastern and southern regions with unmanned aircraft, and shot down 16 of 18 aircraft.
Meanwhile, on the 24th, Ukrainian media reported, citing sources, that the Ukrainian side carried out a drone attack on one of Russia's largest steel plants in Lipetsk Oblast, central Russia, causing a large-scale fire.
It has been pointed out that the steel mill manufactures materials for weapons such as missiles and drones for the Russian military, and the local governor also said on social media that a fire broke out at the steel mill.
Since the start of this year, the Ukrainian military appears to have launched attacks using drones in various locations on oil-related facilities on the Russian side, and as the invasion drags on, the exchange of attacks using drones continues. I am.
Meanwhile, in Russia, voting for the presidential election will be held from the 15th to the 17th of next month, and President Putin's victory is certain.
Russian state media reported, citing the Election Commission, that early voting began on the 25th in the Zaporizhzhya Oblast in southern Ukraine, which was unilaterally annexed after the military invasion.
Putin's government appears to be aiming to turn its rule into a fait accompli by forcing elections in the four regions of Ukraine that it unilaterally annexed.