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Russian General Staff Claims Strikes Target Ukrainian Long-Range Weapon Production
On October 16, 2026, the Russian General Staff of the Armed Forces (Gerasimov) reported that Russian strikes had reduced Ukraine's capacity to produce long-range weapons. The strikes were directed at strategic targets in Ukraine. The reports were issued by the Russian military and published by TASS.
The Russian General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Gerasimov) issued two reports on October 16, 2026, stating that Russian strikes had reduced Ukraine's ability to produce long-range weapons. The first report was published at 21:07:59, and the second at 21:16:36. Both reports were issued by TASS, the Russian state news agency. The reports claimed that Russian forces were targeting strategic locations in Ukraine, though no specific locations or numbers of strikes were provided.
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StateTASSOct 17, 01:16 AM
Russian forces striking strategic targets in Ukraine — Gerasimov - TASSRussian forces striking strategic targets in Ukraine — Gerasimov TASS
StateTASSOct 17, 01:07 AM
Russian strikes reduce Ukrainian capacity to produce long-range weapons — Gerasimov - TASSRussian strikes reduce Ukrainian capacity to produce long-range weapons — Gerasimov TASS