Six killed and 42 injured in Ukrainian missile strike on Russian city of Bryansk

Six people were killed and another 42 were injured in a Ukrainian missile strike on the western Russian city of Bryansk on Tuesday, according to Bryansk region Governor Alexander Bogomaz.

Describing the strike as an “inhumane act” of terror, Bogomaz said that all the injured had been taken to hospital where they were receiving medical assistance. 

The target of the Ukrainian attack was, according to Ukraine’s Defence Ministry, the city’s Kremniy El microelectronics plant, which it described as “a key supplier of microchips for Russian precision weapons”. 

Confirming that it had used Storm Shadow missiles in the strike, the ministry said that the attack had damaged production facilities and that its “systematic pressure on Russia’s military-industrial complex” was continuing.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated the Armed Forces of Ukraine on successfully striking the factory. “This plant produced control systems for all types of Russian missiles. Well, congratulations. Our armed forces are doing a great job. Thank you for your service,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram.

Footage shot elsewhere in Bryansk that was subsequently shared online showed that missile or drone debris also struck elsewhere in the city, with several fires reportedly starting. 

Bogomaz announced a day of mourning on Wednesday for those killed in the strike, saying that flags would be flown at half-mast in the region, and requesting that local TV stations cancel their normal programming.