Russian forces carry out massive attacks on Ukrainian defense companies

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian forces attacked a metal factory in Kryvyi Rih that was involved in the supply of Ukraine's military-industrial sector.

Moscow, October 17. /TASS/. The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian forces carried out a large-scale attack on metal factories, a transformer plant and an energy site in Krivoy Rog, Zaporozhye and Zhytomyr.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced in a statement: Last night, the Russian armed forces carried out a large-scale attack with land, air and sea precision guided weapons and drone attacks on metallurgical companies, a transformer factory and an energy site in the cities of Kryvyi Rih, Zaporozhye and Zhytomyr in Ukraine.

Russian forces raided the Zaporozhstal metals giant in Zaporozhye, which was merged into Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov's group of companies. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the products of this plant were largely used for the needs of the Ukrainian military industry.

"The strike took place at the Zaporozhstal Metals Plant, Ukraine's largest metallurgical company. The company is part of Rinat Akhmetov's SCM Group. Previously, the annual production of the plant was 1.44 million tons of pig iron and more than 1.3 million metric tons of rolled steel. These products were mainly used for the needs of the military industry," the ministry statement said.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian forces attacked the Zaporozhe Transformer Company in Zaporozhye, which produced oil-filled power transformers under the management of Ukraine's Defense Ministry.

"In the city of Zaporozhye, the strike hit the industrial company Zaporozhtransformator PJSC, which produced oil-filled power transformers of 220-750 kV. The ministry said in a statement that starting in 2022, the plant will be operated by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and will be used for the needs of the Ukrainian army.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian forces attacked a metal factory in Kryvyi Rih that was involved in the supply of equipment to Ukraine's military-industrial sector.

"In Kryvyi Rih, the strike hit a metal plant - Ukraine's largest metallurgical company supplying metal products to Ukraine's military-industrial sector," the ministry said in a statement.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian forces attacked a naval ship delivering military cargo to the Ukrainian port of Odessa.

The ministry said in a statement: "The attack hit a dry cargo ship at sea that was delivering military cargo to the port of Odessa.

Russian forces attacked a substation in Zhytomyr that distributed electricity to Ukrainian military-industrial companies, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"In Zhytomyr, an attack hit a substation involved in the distribution of electricity from western Ukraine to the central regions to provide the activity of military-industrial enterprises of Ukraine," the ministry said in a statement.