Rocket Fuel for War: Ukraine Strikes at Russia's Heart of Space and Missile Production The recent strike on the Progress Rocket Space Center in Samara Oblast, Russia, using ground launched cruise missiles has sent shockwaves through the international community.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the attack, calling it a "good achievement. " Located deep within Russia, the Progress Center is a critical hub for the country's space and missile ambitions.
The facility assembles the Soyuz 2 vehicle, a workhorse of Russian rocketry with a lift capacity of about 8 metric tons to low Earth orbit.