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UkrainePublished: 22 June 2026 at 13:21

Ukrainian Forces Strike Space Communications Center and Bridge in Zaporizhzhia Region

On June 21-22, Ukrainian Defense Forces hit several Russian military targets, including the Dubna space communications center in Moscow, a drone operator training ground, command posts, and a road bridge near Vasylivka.

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According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on June 21 and 22, Ukrainian Defense Forces struck multiple Russian military installations.

Among the targets was the Dubna space communications center in the Moscow region. This center supports satellite communications and television/radio broadcasting. Large-scale smoke was observed at the site, and damage is being assessed.

Additionally, strikes were carried out on a training ground for drone operators and drone control points in occupied territories. Command observation posts near Ilok-Penkovka in Russia's Belgorod region were also hit.

The General Staff also reported a successful strike on a road bridge near Vasylivka in the Zaporizhzhia region. On June 21, an attack on the infrastructure of the Kavkaz port in Krasnodar Krai and two car ferries was confirmed.

Earlier on Sunday, occupiers announced the closure of the Crimean Bridge. Social media reported explosions in Crimea and fires after strikes in Kerch. President Volodymyr Zelensky later reported the destruction of objects in Russia's Krasnodar Krai and occupied Kerch.

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