Yusov on attack on Tambov Powder Plant: To be continued

Andrii Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, said this on the air of the United News telethon, commenting on the attack on the Tambov Powder Plant, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. 

"Military facilities, military enterprises of the aggressor state - something happens to them. Especially when it comes to a gunpowder factory, dangerous production. Everything that is used by the enemy in the genocidal war against Ukraine is naturally subject to such a certain influence.... We do not have to comment on this and will not confirm or deny it. This is the direct responsibility of the aggressor country, the Putin regime, for the war against Ukraine. And it will definitely be continued," Yusov said.

As reported, a gunpowder plant in the city of Kotovsk, Tambov region, was hit by an operation of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on the morning of July 4.

The Tambov Powder Plant is one of the largest enterprises in Russia that produces ammunition and gunpowder. Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it has increased production by a third. The company has been under sanctions since March 2023.