Ukrainian Navy shifts Neptune missile use to target Russia’s defense industry, spox says

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According to an Ukrinform correspondent, Ukrainian Navy Spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said this during a televised broadcast. "Actually, it was a wise decision to redirect our experience towards destroying other types of targets, because ships are no longer going out to sea, while we still have a job to do. There is also a clear need for this: Russian military-industrial complex facilities are spread across a vast territory, and there are a great many of them," he said. According to Pletenchuk, Ukraine's defense industry has experience in manufacturing such weapons, while the Navy has the expertise to deploy them. “This combination of capabilities initially allowed us to strike ground targets in Crimea on a trial basis – and successfully.