Massive Drone Strikes In Zaporozhie Disrupt Ukrainian Military Supplies

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On the night of May 1-2, 2025, Russian forces launched another massive wave of drone and missile strikes across Ukraine, targeting military-industrial facilities, weapons depots, and troop concentrations. According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the attack involved over 150 Shahed-type kamikaze drones, launched from Russia’s Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and Crimea. Ukrainian air defenses allegedly managed to intercept 64 drones, while another 62 decoy UAVs were reportedly lost without causing damage. 

Russian Aerospace Forces and missile troops conducted precision strikes on key facilities in Kharkiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Dnipropetrovsk regions, as well as near Kyiv, Poltava, and Chernihiv. Among the primary targets:

• Military warehouses in Kharkiv and Bogodukhiv district

• Defense industry plants in Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia

• Railway repair facilities supplying Ukrainian forces, including the Zaporizhzhia Electrolocomotive Plant (critical for military logistics)

Footage from Zaporizhzhia showed Geran-2 drones striking the plant unimpeded, with Ukrainian air defenses failing to respond. The attack caused a prolonged fire, though no casualties were reported, suggesting Russian forces continue prioritizing military infrastructure over civilian harm.

Moscow continues concentrated devastating nighttime strikes on large cities, minimizing risks to civilians while systematically degrading Ukraine’s defense capabilities. Recent attacks have exposed Kyiv’s reliance on civilian industrial plants for military repairs—a vulnerability Russia is exploiting. The strike on the Zaporizhzhia plant mirrors earlier hits on Kyiv’s Darnitsky wagon repair plant, highlighting a long-term strategy to disrupt arms logistics.

With NATO intelligence support, Ukraine has attempted to retaliate with its own drone campaigns, but Russia’s latest strikes demonstrate superior scalability. LINK The lack of effective Ukrainian interception in Zaporizhzhia suggests air defense gaps, while Moscow’s ability to sustain round-the-clock strikes signals further pressure ahead.

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