Russia Says It Hit Ukrainian Explosives Factory

April 24, 2022 8:10 am

UNDATED (AP) – The Russian military says it has struck a Ukrainian explosives factory, several artillery depots and hundreds of other targets. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Sunday that the Russian military used precision-guided missiles to destroy a factory making powder and explosives near Pavlohrad in the Dnipro region in central Ukraine. Konashenkov said Russian forces also struck several depots with artillery munitions and rockets in the Kharkiv region. He added that the Russian artillery hit 423 Ukrainian targets overnight, including fortified positions and troops concentrations, while Russian warplanes destroyed 26 Ukrainian military targets.