Russian forces carried out a large strike on military industry sites and logistics centers in Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight into Saturday, August 1, Russia’s Defense Ministry said.
The ministry said the attack used precision weapons based on land and at sea, along with strike drones.
Ministry lists targets in Kyiv
According to the ministry, Russian forces hit five sites in the Ukrainian capital. It named them as the Radioizmeritel radio-electronics plant, the Kyiv-1 assembly plant tied to the Burevestnik factory, the Kyiv-111 site linked to Fire Point, the Kyiv-25 site, and the Kyiv-21 drone assembly and storage location.
The ministry said Radioizmeritel produced electronics for guided missiles, including the Neptun-MD, and navigation systems for long-range drones. It said the Fire Point plant made parts and warheads for FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles and stored chemicals for solid-fuel boosters.
The ministry said Kyiv-25 handled electronic warfare gear used to spoof navigation signals, while Kyiv-21 assembled interceptor drones and made drone components.
Two more targets hit
Russia also struck a logistics center in Vyshneve in the Kyiv region, where the ministry said drone parts were received, stored, and assembled. It said its forces also hit two dry cargo ships carrying military supplies south of Odesa.
Zelensky cites missile shortage
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said air defenses shot down only one target, a single ballistic missile. He blamed a shortage of interceptors for Patriot systems and urged partners to send the weapons now rather than hold them in storage.
