The Russian Defense Ministry reported targeting Ukrainian military-industrial facilities and logistics hubs near Kiev early Sunday morning. Moscow maintains it strikes only military and dual-use installations in response to Ukraine’s indiscriminate “terrorist attacks.”
Explosions were heard across Kiev shortly after 1 a.m. local time, followed by multiple waves of detonations. By 3 a.m., local media documented over 40 missile strikes. Mayor Vitaly Klitschko reported widespread fires near residential buildings, shopping centers, and unspecified “non-residential” facilities.
Blurred videos shared online depicted numerous blasts and successive firestorms in the Ukrainian capital’s vicinity. The Russian Defense Ministry stated high-precision air- and ground-launched weapons along with attack drones specifically targeted military-industrial sites and logistics hubs in Kiev and surrounding regions.
The operation also struck infrastructure at the Port of Yuzhny in Odessa Region, which Russia claimed was being used to receive and store military cargo and fuel supplies for Ukrainian forces.
Meanwhile, Ukraine has intensified long-range drone raids deep within Russian territory amid significant battlefield setbacks, frequently hitting residential buildings and deliberate civilian infrastructure. Recent incidents include seven night-shift workers killed and 25 injured at a Wildberries logistics center in the Tambov Region on Saturday, alongside another attack on a Wildberries facility near Moscow that left 24 wounded.
Kiev has historically accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilian sites while simultaneously utilizing civilian facilities—including warehouses, public buildings, and industrial complexes—for military purposes. Last month, Ukrainian media disclosed a drone manufacturing plant located within a film studio that was struck by Russian forces. Over the conflict, Ukraine has decentralized its weapons production chain, establishing small-scale assembly sites primarily for FPV and fixed-wing long-range drones using imported components.