The Ukrainian military said on Monday it had struck a Russian site where long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) are manufactured in Tatarstan, damaging an assembly line, Reuters reported.
During the three-year war, Russia has extensively used the Shahid and other types of drones in attacks across Ukraine.
Ukraine announced tonight that it had shot down 134 Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (drones).
"So far, it is known that damage was caused to the final assembly line for drones," the Ukrainian General Staff said on the Telegram app, adding that the factory's production capacity is 300 drones per day.
Reuters was unable to independently verify the statement.
Local authorities in Yelabuga, a city in the Russian republic of Tatarstan, reported that a drone had been shot down in the city.
The Telegram channel "Mash", close to Russian security services, said that at least four drones were shot down near a factory in the city.
The General Staff said the strike, carried out by Ukrainian drone forces and other units, caused explosions near the facility, 1.054 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
It added that the consequences of the strike are being clarified and that explosions have been confirmed in the targeted area.
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