Ukraine says missiles hit military plant deep inside Russia

Ukraine's military also says it has struck a Russian oil refinery and a "shadow fleet" oil tanker in the Black Sea. Ukraine says missiles hit military plant deep inside Russia Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Footage purportedly showed the aftermath of a Ukrainian missile strike on a Russian military plant in Cheboksary A screenshot from footage purportedly showing aftermath of a Ukrainian missile strike on a Russian military plant in the city of Cheboksary. Photo: 10 June 2026 Ukrainian forces have carried out a missile attack deep inside Russia, hitting a major military plant overnight, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. He said FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles struck the drone and missile plant in the city of Cheboksary, in the Chuvash Republic, more than 900km (560 miles) from the front line. Local officials said three people were injured in a missile attack on the city. Ukraine also said it had hit the Moscow-occupied port of Mariupol on the Sea of Azov, a Russian oil refinery in Samara and a "shadow fleet" oil tanker in the Black Sea. In recent months, Ukraine's military has intensified its drone strikes on key facilities across Russia. Kyiv says energy sites are legitimate targets, as they allow Moscow to continue its war effort. However, missile attacks deep inside Russia have been rare. Police experts work at the site a Russian drone strike in Ukraine's north-eastern city of Kharkiv Police experts work at the site a Russian drone strike in Ukraine's north-eastern city of Kharkiv. Photo: 10 June 2026 Russia's military said that its air defence units had intercepted or shot down 326 Ukrainian drones over a number of regions overnight. Meanwhile, Ukraine's air force said it downed 181 out of 207 drones fired by Russia during that time. It also admitted 21 direct hits in 14 locations. At least two people were killed and 26 injured, including two children, in four Ukrainian regions in the past 24 hours, local officials said. People dressed in casual clothing at a petrol station in Sevastopol, Crimea leaning on a car bonnet putting their names on a list to join the queue for fuel after the authorities restricted fuel sales amid a supply shortage following Ukrainian attacks on logistics routes in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, June 1, 2026. Russia's fuel crisis intensifies as Ukraine steps up strikes on occupied territories In a post on Telegram on Wednesday, President Zelensky wrote: "Overnight, Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingos hit a military plant in Cheboksary that supplies the occupier's army with components for drones and missiles". He also published footage said to be showing a missile flying toward its target and plumes of smoke from a facility. Ukraine's military later said the VNIIR-Progress plant had been struck and there had been a fire at the site. Chuvash Republic head Oleg Nikolaev confirmed that Cheboksary had been hit, reporting three injuries. He did not say whether the military plant was damaged. The FP-5 Flamingo missile has a 1,150kg (2,535lbs) warhead and a reported range of 3,000km, putting Russia's capital Moscow and other major cities well within its range. Together with its Western allies, Ukraine has also been actively developing other types of missiles in order to maximise the costs of Russia's invasion and force Moscow to seek a settlement. Russian President Vladimir Putin has so far rejected all negotiation proposals. Last week, Putin said he did not see any point in meeting Zelensky after the Ukrainian leader requested face-to-face talks to try to end the war. Putin said he did not see any point in meeting Zelensky after the Ukrainian leader requested face-to-face talks to try to end the war. The Kremlin leader also insisted that Russian troops were advancing everywhere on the vast front line - although evidence shows that the front has been virtually static in the past several months. Poland is threatening to strip Ukraine's president of a state honour over the naming Ukrainian military unit after controversial World War Two fighters. Following their meeting, Zelensky thanks the UK for its "ironclad" support for Ukraine. The Ukrainian president's meeting with his staunchest European allies came as US President Donald Trump's focus shifts to the war with Iran. The flagship partnership project became a glaring example of discord between the two nations. Protesters are angry that the suspect had already been reported to police last August in a separate case. Kyiv has made it difficult for Moscow to provide military and civilian supplies to the territories it occupies. Incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is seeking a third term despite falling domestic support. The pontiff waved at those gathered from his popemobile as he arrived at the Plaza de Cibeles.