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On the night of June 2-3, Ukraine launched an assault on the JSC Progress Plant located in Michurinsk, Tambov Oblast. This marked the fourth confirmed attack on the site, which specializes in producing control systems for Russia's Kh-101 and Kh-59 cruise missiles. These specific weapons were utilized in the previous evening's assault involving 729 munitions that resulted in the deaths of 22 Ukrainian civilians. The Progress Plant is situated 347 kilometers from the northeastern boundary of Ukraine. Russian officials acknowledged the occurrence of fire and injuries. Since September 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on this facility. The strike on Michurinsk coincided with the assault on the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, representing Ukraine's most ambitious synchronized deep-strike initiative during the conflict.

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00:00Ukraine struck the factory that built the missiles used to kill 22 Ukrainian civilians the night
00:05before. In the early hours of June 3, Ukrainian forces hit the JSC Progress Plant in Mychirinsk,
00:12Tombov Oblast. The fourth confirmed strike on this facility. This plant manufactures the control
00:18systems for Russia's KH-101 and KH-59 cruise missiles, the exact weapons in the 729 weapon
00:25barrage against Ukrainian cities, located 347 kilometers inside Russia from Ukraine's border.
00:32This target sits well within Russia's supposedly protected industrial heartland.
00:36Russian authorities confirmed fire and injuries but have not disclosed production line damage.
00:42Ukraine has sanctioned this facility since September 2025. The Mychirinsk strike was part
00:48of Ukraine's most ambitious single-night operation, conducted simultaneously with the
00:53St. Petersburg oil terminal attack. For every Russian missile fired at Ukrainian civilians,
00:59Ukraine is now systematically targeting the factory that built it.
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