# In brief: Russian forces launch massive overnight strike on Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises

https://mins.news/en/item/104178

- TASS, 2026-10-17 08:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2203485

> Russian forces carried out a massive overnight strike on major metallurgical enterprises, a transformer factory and an energy site in Krivoi Rog, Zaporozhye and Zhitomir. The facilities were used by Ukraine’s military-industrial sector and army.

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