Russia reports strikes on Ukrainian steelworks, power facilities and cargo vessels
Russia said overnight and afternoon strikes hit industrial sites, electricity substations and cargo vessels in Ukraine; Reuters could not independently verify the reports.
Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. Russia said on Saturday that a large overnight assault struck Ukrainian targets and infrastructure, including the country’s biggest steelworks in Kryvyi Rih and vessels using Odesa’s port.
Steelworks and electricity facilities
The Kryvyi Rih plant belongs to steel giant ArcelorMittal, which halted operations at the site in September following repeated Russian ballistic missile attacks. The company did not immediately provide a response when approached for comment.
Russia’s defence ministry alleged in a statement that the steelworks provided steel products for Ukraine’s military-industrial complex. The ministry also reported strikes on an electricity substation in Zhytomyr, in northwestern Ukraine, and a second steelworks in Zaporizhzhia, near the front line.
Vessel strikes and afternoon attacks
The ministry said Russian forces struck a cargo vessel on the Black Sea, alleging that it was transporting military cargo to Odesa.
In a subsequent statement that day, the ministry reported afternoon attacks on a vehicle-repair facility in Lutsk and an electricity substation in the western region of Ternopil. It also said another cargo ship was struck south of Odesa, alleging that the vessel carried military and dual-use cargo.
Reuters was unable to independently verify the accounts provided by the ministry.
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