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 on Saturday, which a Russian news channel said was a key state-owned missile factory.

The attack took place in Russia’s Udmurt Republic, leaving 11 hurt, three of whom were hospitalized, according to a Telegram post by Sergei Bagin, the local health minister.

“One of the republic’s facilities was attacked by drones” launched by Ukraine, regional head Alexander Brechalov said in another Telegram post. He added that the strike caused injuries and damage, but did not identify the site or give further details.

An unofficial Russian news channel on Telegram, Astra, said the strike targeted the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant, a major state defense enterprise. Astra said its claim was based on an analysis of footage from residents.

There was no immediate comment from Ukrainian authorities.

The Votkinsk factory, more than 870 miles from Ukraine, produces Iskander ballistic missiles, often used in strikes against Ukraine, as well as nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Other Russian news channels posted videos and photos, which they said were from Votkinsk residents, showing black smoke rising from an industrial site and blown-out windows on buildings.

Another unofficial Russian Telegram channel, SHOT, which often quotes contacts in the security services, said residents of Votkinsk reported hearing at least three blasts during the night, as well as what they thought was the humming of drones.

The Udmurt Republic’s main passenger airport, in the city of Izhevsk, and airports in other nearby regions suspended operations early on Saturday, according to Russia’s civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsiya.

The strike came days after the latest U.S.-brokered talks between envoys from Moscow and Kyiv over 

ended Wednesday with no sign of a breakthrough,

 as the war’s fourth anniversary approaches next week.

The negotiations in Switzerland were the third round of direct talks organized by Washington, after meetings earlier this year 

 that officials described as constructive but which also made no major headway. Expectations for significant progress in Geneva were low.

Russia attacked Ukraine with 120 drones and one ballistic missile overnight into Saturday, Ukraine’s Air Force said. Ukrainian forces shot down 106 drones, while the missile and 13 drones struck targets in 11 locations in the country, the statement said.

Oleh Kiper, the head of Ukraine's Odesa region on the Black Sea, said drones damaged civilian and energy infrastructure facilities in the region, including a secondary school and an energy company's warehouses. Two people were also injured, he said in a statement on Telegram.

The southern port city of Odesa and surrounding region have been 

. Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy 

said tens of thousands of Odesa's residents were left without heating and running water

In remarks published on social media on Monday evening, Zelenskyy said Moscow should be “held accountable” for the relentless strikes, which he said undermine the U.S. push for peace.

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Ukrainian drones struck deep inside Russia and hit an industrial site that Russian channels linked to a missile factory. On Saturday, officials in Russia’s Udmurt Republic said the attack hurt 11 people and sent three to the hospital. 

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