Ukraine said it hit a petrochemical plant in Togliatti and other targets in Russia this Saturday (24), a day after a missile attack that killed three people in Oriol.
On Friday (23), a missile offensive against a facility in the city of Oryol, in central Russia, killed three people on Friday, said regional governor Andrei Klichkov. He did not identify the location hit, but said the attack caused a fire and that the bodies were removed from the rubble.
"Yet another enemy missile attack against a civilian target," it said in a statement on social media, adding that a business was damaged in the Sovietski district. According to him, the attack occurred during peak hours, when people were leaving work.
This Saturday, a drone attack damaged several industrial facilities in Togliatti, western Russia, Russian authorities said. The mayor, Ilia Sukhikh, said that preliminary information indicated that there were no deaths or injuries, but did not specify the locations affected. Kiev said it had hit Togliattikautchuk, one of Russia's biggest synthetic rubber producers.
Ukraine also reported attacking the Proton electronics factory in the Oryol region, which Kyiv says produces components for cruise and ballistic missiles. The Armed Forces also said they had hit an aircraft at the Yeisk air base, in southern Russia. Local authorities confirmed an attack in the area but said it caused only minor damage to two residential buildings.
The Russian Defense Ministry said its air defenses destroyed 1,297 drones, a French-made Scalp cruise missile and four Ukrainian Neptune missiles in the past 24 hours.
This week, Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff spoke with the president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensk, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and the return of peace negotiations was agreed, under the skeptical eyes of Zelensky's European allies. According to the Kremlin announced on Friday and Ukraine confirmed, they will take place in November in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates.
Also this Saturday, Ukraine reported that Starlink and its military version, Starshield, returned to operating at high speed after more than a week of restrictions that hampered military operations and increased tensions with the United States.
The problems with Elon Musk's SpaceX systems began after US President Donald Trump announced a deal to buy Russian diesel while pressuring Kiev to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries.
Ukrainian officials said the restrictions had reduced their ability to intercept Russian attack drones and forced the cancellation of some operations. While the limitations were in place, Ukraine had difficulty operating at speeds above 160 km/h.
The ministry did not say whether the service was fully restored, and the Armed Forces do not disclose the maximum speeds of the systems.
Kiev does not rely on these networks for long-range drone operations on Russian soil, but Starlink is vital for frontline communications, and Starshield is used in military operations in occupied territories.
The restrictions sparked outrage in Ukraine, especially as they coincided with interruptions in warnings provided by allies about Russian missile attacks. Kiev later said it continued to receive US intelligence.
Neither Musk nor the US government took responsibility for the restrictions. Reuters reported that the order to slow Starshield came from within the White House. According to people familiar with the matter, American governments have asked SpaceX several times to activate or deactivate Starlink in different countries.
On Friday, Trump said that if the problems persisted, he would "resolve the issue."
