Industrial facility hit in Zhytomyr region during nighttime attack

In Zhytomyr region, an explosion occurred near one of the industrial facilities during an air raid alert on the night of May 1.

The Zhytomyr Regional Military Administration confirmed this to an Ukrinform correspondent.

"At the end of the air raid alert, there really was a strike near an industrial facility in the region," the regional administration said.

They added that experts are investigating what exactly caused the blow.

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The air raid alert in the region lasted from 03:42 to 06:32.

As reported by Ukrinform, Russian troops attacked Ukraine from strategic aircraft last night, firing 18 cruise missiles.