Russia Launches Large-Scale Overnight Strikes on Ukrainian Military Facilities

Russia's military announced on Thursday that it had conducted a extensive overnight strike targeting military factories across Ukraine, including facilities in the capital Kyiv. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the strikes hit a rocket factory in Kyiv, a drone assembly workshop and a missile fuel factory in the broader Kyiv region, as well as electricity substations in the western Zhytomyr region.

In Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that a Russian drone struck a nine-story apartment building in the Solomyanskyi district, resulting in the death of one woman and injuries to five others. The strike also ignited a fire in the building. Explosions were heard in the capital during the early hours of Thursday, according to a Reuters witness.

A local Ukrainian official in the north-western Rivne region stated on Telegram that the attacks had damaged energy and civilian infrastructure there. The full extent of the damage across Ukraine is still being assessed.

On the Russian side, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram that air defense forces had intercepted five Ukrainian drones that were heading toward the Russian capital overnight. The Russian Defense Ministry reported that a total of 71 Ukrainian drones had been brought down across Russia during the night.

The exchange of drone and missile strikes continues as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine persists, with both sides reporting attacks on military and infrastructure targets.