Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Major Russian missile control system factory struck in Ukrainian strike

"Ukrainian forces struck a plant in Russia's Bryansk region that manufactures control systems for Russian missiles, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
"An operation has just successfully taken place — a plant in Bryansk was hit. This plant manufactures control systems for all types of missiles of the Russian Federation."
Zelensky said, adding that Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi had informed him of the strike.
The strike targeted the Kremniy El plant, a major Russian microelectronics manufacturer located in Bryansk, using air-launched Storm Shadow missiles,
Ukraine's General Staff said. Russian regional officials confirmed an attack on industrial infrastructure in the city and reported damage following explosions." KI

U.S. Officials Investigating “Mystery Drone” Incident Over Barksdale Air Force Base That Prompted Security Alert

"Sightings of an unmanned aerial system over Barksdale Air Force Base (BAFB) early on Monday morning resulted in a shelter-in-place order, prompting officials to temporarily raise
the threat level at the facility.
For a short period, the base’s Force Protection Condition level was temporarily raised to FPCON Charlie, indicating an incident potentially indicative of a form of
terrorist activity targeting U.S. personnel or facilities.
Postings on social media shortly thereafter indicated that the threat level had been lowered again, although no additional information on what had prompted the declaration was provided at that time." msn

5.2 Earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

"A strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 351 km (218 mi)
from
New Zealand in the late afternoon at 6.26 pm local time (GMT -12). The quake had a very shallow depth of 32 km (20 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter." VD

5.5 Earthquake - South of the Kermadec Islands

"A strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 262 km (163 mi)
from
New Zealand in the morning at 11.51 am local time (GMT +12). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD

137 battles over past day

"Ukrainian forces clashed with Russian troops in 137 engagements across the front.
Russian
airstrikes targeted the areas of Ivanivka, Pokrovske, Prosiana, Oleksandrivka, Chornenkove in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Vozdvyzhivka, Novoselivka, Charivne, Dolynka, Shcherbaky, Blakytne, Veselianka in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Kozatske in the Kherson region.
Ukrainian
aviation, missile forces, and artillery struck ten enemy personnel and equipment concentration areas, five command posts, one depot, two artillery systems, and one other significant target.
On the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk axes, the enemy carried out 127 shelling attacks, including three MLRS strikes, and three airstrikes using 11 guided bombs.
On the Southern Slobozhanshchyna axis,
Russian troops attempted twice to break Ukrainian defensive lines near Zybyne and Vovchansk.
On the Kupiansk axis, the enemy attacked
Ukrainian positions four times near Petropavlivka and Novoplatonivka.
On the Lyman axis,
Russian forces launched four attacks, trying to penetrate defenses near Drobysheve and Stavky.
On the Sloviansk axis,
Ukrainian forces repelled ten Russian attempts to advance near Zakitne, Rai-Oleksandrivka, Dronivka, Platonivka, Riznykivka, Yampil, and Pazeno.
On the Kostiantynivka axis, the enemy carried out 20 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, Sofiivka, Novopavlivka, Rusyn Yar, and Stepanivka.
On the Pokrovsk axis,
Ukrainian forces repelled 21 Russian assaults near Novyi Donbas, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Shevchenko, Hryshyne, Udachne, Novomykolaivka, Novopavlivka, and Novopidhorodnie.
On the Oleksandrivka axis,
Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions three times near Ternove and Novohryhorivka.
On the Huliaipole axis, 21
Russian attacks were recorded near Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Huliaipilske, Zarichne, Varvarivka, Luhivske, Myrne, Hirke, Sviatopetrivka, and Staroukrainka.
On the Orikhiv axis, the enemy made two attempts to improve positions near Shcherbaky and Pavlivka." Ukrin