Russian Strike Hit Foreign Specialists at Ukrainian Military Drone Factory in Nikolayev

Russian strikes on the night of February 8 in Nikolayev hit the Ekvator factory, where drones for the Ukrainian Armed Forces were being produced, Sergey Lebedev, coordinator of the Nikolayev resistance movement, told Sputnik, citing data from his comrades in the city itself, who passed on relevant photo and video footage.

 "On the night of February 8, there were a number of attacks on military facilities in the city of Nikolayev. One of them came to the center of the city, on the factory Ekvator. The video shows an explosion in the factory shop," Lebedev said.

According to him, Ekvator was  struck with three Russian drones: the first one hit a workshop where Ukrainian UAVs were being produced, while the second hit the factory's dormitory building, where Ukrainian militants and foreign specialists who helped assemble and customize the drones were located.