The lack of a heavy bomber denied the Luftwaffe the chance to hit Soviet factories in the far reaches of the Urals and at least disrupt enemy production.

Russian forces have pounded civilian areas for a month, hitting some 40 villages, three hospitals, factories and bridges, Mr. Maskhadov said.

The latest round of layoffs will hit factories that make printed circuit boards used in communications equipment.

We hit his camps and factories, his warehouses and spaceports.

They are not by-products of attempts to hit factories.

The flu strain reported this week to be hitting offices, factories and schools throughout Britain has been identified as A/Shanghai; the flu vaccine now available from doctors protects against it.

The bombardment hit high-rise apartment buildings, hospitals, schools and factories.

The group often escorted bombers that hit airfields, factories, and marshalling yards and sometimes flew area patrols and on occasion dropped leaflets.

Gone was the need to hit precision targets, factories or military sites.