Overview

• Ukrainian officials said four R-360 Neptune missiles were launched from roughly 240 kilometers inside Ukraine to strike the Karachev Elektrodetal plant in Bryansk.
• The General Staff reported explosions and a fire at the site and said the extent of damage was still being assessed.
• Ukraine described the factory as a producer of electrical connectors used in military, aerospace, and missile systems, presenting it as a supply-chain target.
• Photos of a large fire circulated with the claim, though outlets including Business Insider said they could not independently verify the images.
• The strike followed reporting of a Ukrainian hit on an energy facility in Russia’s Belgorod region, as U.S. officials signal case‑by‑case approval for some American standoff weapons and the Pentagon presses industry to speed missile output.