{"id":138257,"date":"2025-05-21T13:57:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/ukraine-russia-war-latest-kyiv-launches-drone-attack-on-warplane-and-missile-parts-plant-the-independent\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T13:57:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:57:56","slug":"ukraine-russia-war-latest-kyiv-launches-drone-attack-on-warplane-and-missile-parts-plant-the-independent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/ukraine-russia-war-latest-kyiv-launches-drone-attack-on-warplane-and-missile-parts-plant-the-independent\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv launches drone attack on warplane and missile parts plant – The Independent"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kyiv claimed on Wednesday the attack hit the plant in the western Oryol region, as Russia and Ukraine continue to trade fire while the West pushes for a ceasefire.
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<\/a>Ukraine has launched a cross-border drone attack<\/a>, striking a Russian semiconductor plant<\/a> responsible for producing parts for ballistic missiles and warplanes<\/a>.
Ukraine\u2019s military said in a statement that it had struck the Bolkhov semiconductor plant in Oryol Oblast overnight. The plant is one of Russia<\/a>‘s leading producers of semiconductor devices and components, focusing on diodes, microcircuits, optoelectronic switches, and more, the General Staff said.
Unverified footage published online appeared to show the plant on fire. Ukraine\u2019s military said 10 drones hit the premises, resulting in a fire.
The region\u2019s governor initially claimed there had been no damage from the attack, but subsequently admitted that the plant and several buildings were damaged.
The plant was placed under US sanctions last year over its role in the Russian military-industrial complex. The factory supplies at least 19 Russian plants tasked with producing Sukhoi warplanes or Iksander and Kinzhal ballistic missiles.
Russia\u2019s ministry of defence claimed to have downed 150 drones overnight, including 53 in Oryol, but did not provide evidence to substantiate these claims.
Britain and allies, including the United States, have issued an advisory on Wednesday, warning of a Russian state-sponsored cyber campaign targeting the delivery of support to Ukraine and Western logistics entities and technology companies.
\u201cThis malicious campaign by Russia’s military intelligence service presents a serious risk to targeted organisations, including those involved in the delivery of assistance to Ukraine,\u201d Paul Chichester, Director of Operations at Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), said.
Germany and the European Union are in talks with all concerned parties in the United States on new sanctions against Russia over Moscow’s war in Ukraine, a German government spokesperson said on Wednesday.
\u201cI cannot comment on these internal American debates, but rest assured that Europe and the (German) federal government are also talking to all the players in the USA,\u201d the spokesperson said at a regular government press conference.
Moscow’s Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports have temporarily halted flight arrivals and departures, Russia’s aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia said on Wednesday via its channel in Telegram, without specifying the reasons.
Russia on Wednesday rejected Ukrainian and European accusations it was trying to drag out the peace process around Ukraine, but said that no decision had yet been made on a venue for talks when asked if they could be hosted by the Vatican.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday \u201cit would be great\u201d for Russia and Ukraine to hold ceasefire talks at the Vatican, saying it would add extra significance to the proceedings.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday that Pope Leo had confirmed to her that he was willing to host the next round of negotiations.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia welcomed \u201cthe readiness and efforts of all parties who want to contribute to a speedy settlement\u201d, but nothing had been decided yet about where the next meeting should be held.
Moscow had not received any specific proposals from the Vatican, he said.
The warring sides met in Istanbul last week for their first face-to-face negotiations since March 2022 and agreed a swap of 1,000 prisoners on each side, but Russia did not agree to an immediate, unconditional ceasefire that Ukraine was seeking.
President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone to Trump on Monday and said Russia and Ukraine would work on a memorandum relating to a peace accord, prompting new accusations from Kyiv and European governments that Moscow was stalling and had no serious interest in peace.
Peskov rejected that. \u201cNobody is interested in delaying the process. Everyone is working dynamically. We will keep you informed. Of course, most of this work is being done in a discrete mode, and it should not, for obvious reasons, be open to the public,\u201d he said.
Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Wednesday that air defence systems had downed three drones en route to Russia’s capital.
\u201cThe Defence Ministry’s air defence forces repelled an attack by three drones flying towards Moscow. Emergency services specialists are working at the site where the debris fell,\u201d he said on Telegram.
Russia’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that air defense shot down 159 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, and at least six were shot down over the Moscow region, which has a population of over 20 million.
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