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Ukraine says it hit Russian network relay in Black Sea

In brief

The General Staff also reported strikes on a drone launch site near Donetsk, command posts and military depots on October 7–8.

Ukrainian forces hit several Russian military facilities on October 7 and overnight into October 8, Ukraine’s General Staff said in a statement reported by RBC-Ukraine.

The military said the targets included a Russian mesh-network relay in the Black Sea and a site near Donetsk used to store, prepare and launch attack drones.

It also reported hitting command posts near Prydorozhnie in Luhansk region and Ocheretyne in Donetsk region, a military supply depot near Ocheretyne and a field artillery depot near Verkhnioosykove in Donetsk region.

RBC-Ukraine’s report did not specify the extent of damage or Russian casualties. The General Staff’s account described the facilities as hit, without establishing that each had been destroyed.

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