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Russia Strikes US Factory In One Of War’s Largest Aerial Attacks, Ukraine Says

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Russia-Ukraine War: Russia launches massive drone and missile attack across Ukraine, hitting Flex Ltd’s Mukachevo factory.

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Russia-Ukraine War: The assault marked Russia’s third-largest drone attack of 2025 and its eighth-largest missile barrage.

Russia-Ukraine War: The assault marked Russia’s third-largest drone attack of 2025 and its eighth-largest missile barrage.

Russia launched one of its largest aerial assaults of the war overnight, firing hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles across Ukraine, including a strike that hit a major American-owned factory, Ukrainian officials said.

The Ukrainian air force reported that 574 drones and 40 missiles were unleashed, primarily targeting western regions far from the eastern and southern front lines. The bombardment killed one person, injured at least 15 and struck the premises of Flex Ltd, a Texas-based multinational electronics manufacturer, according to Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.

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Video footage showed a large fire engulfing the facility in the city of Mukachevo, Zakarpattia region, where some 600 workers were present. Flex produces electronics ranging from laptops and game consoles to control units for vehicles. It was not immediately confirmed by the company whether the Mukachevo plant was the intended target.

“This was as if nothing were changing at all. Russia wasted several cruise missiles against an American business… very telling,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, accusing Moscow of deliberately targeting civilian enterprises.

One Of The Biggest Barrages Of The Year

The assault marked Russia’s third-largest drone attack of 2025 and its eighth-largest missile barrage, Ukrainian officials said. Poland scrambled jets to protect its airspace as missiles struck Lviv, less than 50 miles from the Polish border, though Warsaw later reported no violations. The strike comes just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Alaska to meet US President Donald Trump to outline his terms for peace, which included Ukraine ceding the entire Donetsk region.

Ukraine’s Response And Counterstrikes

Ukraine’s military said it carried out its own overnight operations, striking an oil refinery in Russia’s Novoshakhtinsk region and a fuel base in Voronezh. Zelenskyy also announced the successful test of a new Flamingo long-range cruise missile, capable of reaching targets up to 3,000 kilometers away, with mass production slated for early next year.

Despite ongoing peace overtures, Zelenskyy said Moscow had shown no genuine interest in negotiations and urged allies to tighten sanctions and increase pressure on Russia.

“No military logic or necessity, just terror against people, businesses, and normal life in our country,” Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Sybiha said.

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