Russian forces strike Ukrainian metallurgical, chemical industry sites — top brass

MOSCOW, September 22. /TASS/. The Russian Armed Forces launched a massive attack, striking metallurgical and chemical industry facilities, as well as military-industrial and fuel-energy sector facilities in the Kiev, Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Odessa regions, the Defense Ministry reported.

"Last night, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a massive strike using high-precision land-based, sea-based, and air-based weapons, as well as drones, hitting facilities in Ukraine’s metallurgical and chemical industries, the fuel and energy sector, and the military-industrial complex, as well as Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities in Kiev and the Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Odessa Regions, as well as naval vessels operating on behalf of the Ukrainian military," the statement said.

Russian forces used sea-launched hypersonic Tsirkon missiles during a massive nighttime strike against targets in Ukraine, the Defense Ministry reported on Max.

"The Tsirkon missiles launched from the sea brought a tsunami and a tornado upon the enemy," the ministry wrote, attaching a photo of the launch in which it compared the massive strike to the Ninth Wave, which, according to ancient maritime legends, is the most powerful and deadly in a sequence of waves during a storm.

Russian servicemen have completed the encirclement of a major Ukrainian strongpoint in Dobropolye in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and are moving towards Aleksandrovka, the Defense Ministry reported.

"As a result of the Battlegroup Center’s decisive operations, [Russian troops] have completed the encirclement of a major Ukrainian strongpoint in Dobropolye in the Donetsk People’s Republic and are moving towards Aleksandrovka," it said.

The Russian Armed Forces have encircled the Ukrainian National Guard’s 4th and 15th brigades, as well as the 425th Skala assault regiment, and are now eliminating them, the Defense Ministry reported.

"The Ukrainian National Guard’s 4th and 15th brigades, as well as the 425th assault regiment Skala, have been encircled.