Ukraine claims drone strikes on Russian ammunition plant and oil terminal

Cars and residential buildings were damaged in a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine (Kateryna Klochko/AP)

The Ukrainian military said its long-range drones have hit a major Russian ammunition plant, a key oil terminal and an important weapons depot behind the front line, cranking up recent pressure on Moscow’s military logistics.

The Ukrainian General Staff said it struck the Sverdlov ammunition plant in the Nizhny Novgorod region of western Russia overnight, causing multiple explosions and a fire.