SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2026|No. 8937
War · Ukraine · Russia

Russia Strikes Drone Production Facilities in Kyiv

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported a precision strike on a Kyiv enterprise assembling and storing Ukrainian drones, as well as on port infrastructure in Odesa region.

Russian precision strike hits drone assembly facility in Kyiv.
Russian precision strike hits drone assembly facility in Kyiv.
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The Russian army carried out a group strike on military-industrial complex facilities in the Kyiv and Odesa regions. In particular, the port of Chornomorsk and drone manufacturing and assembly enterprises came under attack. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

"The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered a group strike with precision weapons from ground and air bases on military industry enterprises in Kyiv and infrastructure facilities of the port of Chornomorsk in Odesa region," the statement said. It is noted that this port is used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to deliver and store military cargo. Fuel and lubricant storage tanks needed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were hit there.

In Kyiv, the Russian Armed Forces struck the enterprise "Smart Intelligent System." This enterprise produces drones and components. The strike hit the assembly and storage site of AQ-400 "Scethe" (Kosa), AQ-100 "Bayonet" (Shtyk), and reconnaissance RQ-100 "Scout" (Skaut) drones.

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported a strike on a site in the suburbs of Kyiv where Ukrainian and foreign-made unmanned aerial vehicles used for strikes on civilian targets in Russia were being displayed. This is reported by RT.

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