Ukrainian forces strike Iskander-M repair base, radar and Russian troop concentrations overnight
On 12 October and during the night of 13 October 2026, units of Ukraine's Defence Forces struck a series of Russian military targets, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. Hits were confirmed at an Iskander-M missile complex repair base in Russia's Kursk Oblast, a radar station in Bryansk Oblast, fuel and ammunition depots in occupied Luhansk Oblast, and Russian troop concentrations in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Luhansk oblasts.
Key points
- Strikes occurred on 12 October and during the night of 13 October 2026, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- An Iskander-M operational-tactical missile complex repair base was hit near Kondrynka in Kursk Oblast, Russia.
- A Russian radar station was struck near Shkryabine in Bryansk Oblast, Russia.
- A fuel and lubricants depot was hit near Dovzhansk and an ammunition depot near Rubizhne in occupied Luhansk Oblast.
- Russian troop concentrations were struck near Selydove, Rozdolne, Suzhenka and Myrnohrad in Donetsk Oblast, near Naberezhne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and near Kuzemivka in Luhansk Oblast.
- Targets spanned Russian territory and occupied parts of Ukraine, indicating a coordinated multi-region operation.
Why it matters
The overnight operation struck infrastructure supporting Russia's Iskander-M, a mobile short-range ballistic missile system used for long-range strikes, making its repair base a high-value strategic target. By hitting both Russian territory and occupied parts of Ukraine in a single wave — including fuel, ammunition and logistics depots alongside troop concentrations — the action points to a coordinated, cross-front operation aimed at degrading the sustainment of Russian forces along multiple axes.
What happened
On 12 October and during the night of 13 October 2026, units of Ukraine's Defence Forces carried out strikes against multiple Russian military targets, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which announced the results on its official Facebook page.
In Russia's Kursk Oblast, a repair base for self-propelled launchers and transport-loading vehicles of the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile complex was struck near the settlement of Kondrynka. In neighbouring Bryansk Oblast, a Russian radar station was struck near Shkryabine.
On territory described as temporarily occupied, in Luhansk Oblast, logistical facilities of Russian units were hit, including a fuel and lubricants depot near Dovzhansk and an ammunition depot near Rubizhne.
Strikes against concentrations of Russian military personnel were reported in Donetsk Oblast near Selydove, Rozdolne, Suzhenka and Myrnohrad; in Zaporizhzhia Oblast near Naberezhne; and in Luhansk Oblast near Kuzemivka.
Where reporting differs
Sources differ on the spelling of one of the targeted Donetsk-Oblast locations: most accounts render it as 'Suzhenka', while Ukrinform gives 'Sushenk'. Sources also differ on whether the year of the strikes is specified: Novynarnia gives the date as 12 October and the night of 13 October 2026, while Ukrainska Pravda, Interfax-Ukraine, Liga.net/LB.ua and NV give only the day and month without a year.
Background
The Iskander-M is a Russian short-range, mobile ballistic missile system; the self-propelled launchers and transporter-loaders that accompany it require dedicated maintenance infrastructure, which is why a repair base is considered a significant target. Luhansk, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts include territory that Ukrainian and international sources describe as temporarily occupied by Russian forces.