Defense Forces hit russian occupants' patrol ship, gunpowder factory and warehouses - General Staff

On June 3 and during the night of June 4, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a number of key targets belonging to the russian aggressor. It was reported in a statement by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In particular, a Project 10410 border patrol ship (codenamed "Svetlyak") was struck in the waters of the Sea of Azov. The extent of the damage is being assessed.

An area where enemy weapons and military equipment were concentrated near Novoiehorivka (Kharkiv Region) and an enemy command post in the area of Ocheretyne (Donetsk Region) were also struck.

In addition, an ammunition depot in the area of Hrintal (Donetsk Region) and fuel and lubricant depots in Simferopol (Crimea) and Melitopol (Zaporizhzhia Region) were struck.

Among other targets, the premises of a branch of Gefest-M LLC—the Elastic gunpowder factory in the Ryazan Oblast—were struck. A fire broke out covering an area of over 400 square meters.

"Based on the results of a further analysis, it was established that on June 3, 2026, in the area of the "St. Petersburg" oil terminal (the aggressor country, the Russian Federation), one tank was destroyed and six tanks and two technical trestles were damaged. It was also confirmed that a warehouse with an area of over 200 square meters caught fire at the "Michurinsky Plant 'Progress'" facility, which manufactures components for high-precision weapons, in the Tambov Oblast of the Russian Federation," the military said.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on May 28 and during the night of May 29, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a number of key facilities belonging to the russian occupiers, including the Volgograd Oil Refinery, the "Yaroslavl-3" oil pumping station, a "Tor-M2" air defense system, a logistics warehouse, and UAV command posts.