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Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine
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.

Russia Smashes Kievstar Telecom Hub, Military Production Sites Across Ukraine

© Sputnik / Sergey Bobylev / Go to the mediabankCombat operations by a Uragan multiple-launch rocket system crew from the 273rd Artillery Brigade of the 34th Artillery Division, serving with Russia’s Zapad Battlegroup near Kupyansk
Combat operations by a Uragan multiple-launch rocket system crew from the 273rd Artillery Brigade of the 34th Artillery Division, serving with Russia’s Zapad Battlegroup near Kupyansk - Sputnik International, 1920, 24.09.2026
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Russian military launched a heavy blitz on a facility in Kiev that produced components for long- and medium-range drones and where ground-based robotic systems were being readied for deployment, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
In a fierce overnight barrage, Russian forces unleashed precision-guided weapons from ground and air platforms, alongside drones, pounding Ukrainian drone production plants, telecommunications hubs (Kievstar and Parkovy), logistics centers, and naval vessels supporting Ukraine's armed forces.
"As a result of the strike, the following were hit in the city of Kiev: an industrial enterprise producing components for long- and medium-range unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as facilities for preparing ground-based robotic systems for use," the ministry said in a statement.
Russian firepower also pounded two logistics centers in Odessa — key depots where military and dual-use cargo flowing into Ukraine from Europe was stockpiled, the ministry said.
"A tanker‑type maritime vessel was damaged while it crossed sea, it was delivering fuel and lubricants to the port of Chernomorsk, intended to supply the armed forces of Ukraine," the statement added.
Russian air defenses sprang into action overnight, intercepting and destroying 40 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, the Defense Ministry said.
"Between 20:00 Moscow time [17:00 GMT] on September 23 and 8:00 Moscow time on September 24, on-duty air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 40 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.
The drones were shot down over the Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Tver, Krasnodar and Rostov regions, as well as over Crimea, the government body added.
Screenshot from a social media video of explosions in Vyshnevoe, Kiev region after Russian forces struck a massive arms depot. - Sputnik International, 1920, 23.09.2026
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