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Russian Forces Strike Dnipro's Yuzhmash Plant for Second Time in Six Months
Russian forces launched a second combined ballistic missile and drone strike against the Yuzhmash machine-building plant in Dnipro on May 17–18, 2026 — repeating a targeting pattern first established with an Oreshnik IRBM strike in November 2024. The facility, a cornerstone of Soviet-era aerospace manufacturing, now sits at the intersection of Ukraine's defence-industrial recovery and Russia's evolving strategy of deliberate facility attrition.

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- https://t.me/amk_mapping/5824
- https://t.me/amk_mapping/5823
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