MELITOPOL, February 17. /TASS/. The Russian Armed Forces have launched strikes on a plant manufacturing cables for Ukrainian military equipment in the Kiev-occupied city of Zaporozhye, Vladimir Rogov, chairman of a Russian Civic Chamber committee, told TASS.

"The Russian military carried out strikes on facilities within the industrial and energy sectors that supply Ukrainian forces. The damage was substantial: three buildings of the Zaporozhye cable plant were destroyed - everything was burned down - and the energy infrastructure of the plant was disabled. The plant was producing cables for enemy aircraft," he stated.

The politician clarified that the strike took place during the night.