Ukraine strikes Russian missile component plant, synthetic rubber facility and aircraft
Ukraine's defence forces struck the Tolyattikauchuk plant, Proton-Electrotex missile components manufacturer and an aircraft at the Yeysk airfield in Russia on 23-24 October. [1]
Ukrainian strikes on Russian military-industrial targets
A strike on the main production building of Proton-Electrotex JSC in the city of Oryol has been confirmed. [1] According to the General Staff, the company produces, among other things, components for S-71 Kovyor cruise missiles and Iskander-M ballistic missiles and is involved in the production of Pantsir-S1 air defence missile and gun systems. [1] The Tolyattikauchuk plant in Tolyatti, Samara Oblast, was also struck. [1] An explosion and fire were recorded in the vicinity of the facility. [1] The General Staff noted that the plant produces synthetic rubber and other products used, among other things, in the manufacture of solid rocket propellant. [1] In addition, an aircraft was struck at the Yeysk airfield in Russia's Krasnodar Krai. [1] The extent of the damage is being assessed. [1]
Power outages across occupied Crimea
The Russian-installed occupation authorities reported a blackout in Sevastopol and other cities in Crimea. [1] The Russian-installed occupation authorities have reported power cuts in Sevastopol and other cities across Crimea. [5] Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russian-appointed so-called "governor" of Sevastopol, stated that following an attack by the enemy on energy infrastructure outside Sevastopol, the city has temporarily been left without electricity. [5] Special security measures have been introduced at facilities, while social infrastructure facilities have switched to backup power supplies. [5] Local residents have reported power cuts in Alushta, Yalta, Sevastopol, Sudak and Yevpatoriia. [5] Razvozhayev confirmed that the city had lost its electricity supply. [5] This is not the first blackout in Russian-occupied Sevastopol. [5] In August, the Russian-installed occupation authorities said the city had been left without electricity following an attack on Sevastopol. [5] In the same month, a widespread blackout affected the whole of Russian-occupied Crimea. [5]
Ukrainian strikes damaged Russian missile component plant, synthetic rubber facility and aircraft in Oryol, Tolyatti and Yeysk. — Source: ukrainskapravda
Russian attacks kill two civilians in Donetsk Oblast
Two people have been killed and another 27 injured in Russian attacks on Donetsk, Kherson and Kharkiv oblasts on 23 October. [2] Russian forces killed two people in Donetsk Oblast: one in Kramatorsk and one in Sloviansk. [2] Another 18 people were injured: 14 in Kramatorsk and four in Sloviansk. [2] Six people were injured in Russian attacks on Kherson Oblast. [2] Russian forces targeted critical and social infrastructure facilities as well as residential areas across the oblast. [2] A high-rise residential building, a house and cars were damaged. [2] Three people were injured in Kharkiv Oblast: a 12-year-old girl in Kharkiv and two men in Cherkaski Tyshky. [2] Another four people were suffering from shock: three in Kharkiv, including a 13-year-old boy, and a woman in Blyzniuky. [2] Medics also treated a nine-year-old girl who had been injured in Izium on 22 October. [2] According to the Oblast Military Administration, Russian forces attacked Kharkiv and 15 other settlements in the oblast over the past day, using missiles, guided aerial bombs and drones, among other weapons. [2]
Drone strike hits residential building in Kyiv
A Russian drone has damaged a house in the city of Kyiv on the morning of 24 October, injuring two people. [4] A house has been damaged in an enemy strike on the Obolonskyi district. [4] Two people have been injured. [4] Rescue workers later released photos showing the aftermath of the strikes. [4] They confirmed that one person had been injured and handed over to medics to be taken to hospital. [4] Another person sustained injuries but did not require hospitalisation. [4]
Russian strike damages house in Kyiv injuring two people. — Source: ukrainskapravda
Overnight Russian drone and missile barrage
Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 126 Shahed and Gerbera attack drones, S-8000 Banderol/Dan-T drone- and air-launched cruise missiles and decoy UAVs on the night of 23-24 October. [2] Strikes were recorded at 14 locations. [2]
Regional reactions
Moldova strongly condemns attack on civilian vessel near Romania’s territorial waters. [3] Chisinau says it stands in solidarity with Romania, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, urges halt to attacks on civilian shipping. [3]
What to watch next: Ongoing assessment of damage at the Yeysk airfield and further reports on power supply restoration in Sevastopol and other Crimean cities following the reported strikes on energy infrastructure.
