Kyiv Under Attack For 80 Hours: Russia Says It Struck Warehouses And Logistics Hubs

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According to Ukraine’s Air Force, Russia attacked Ukraine overnight on August 29 with an Onyx anti-ship missile, an Iskander-M ballistic missile, and 267 attack drones.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had carried out coordinated strikes against logistics centers and seaports that were used to support Ukraine’s armed forces, adding that the following targets were hit in Kyiv and Kyiv Region:

• Fim Service transport and logistics center in the village of Chayky — the warehouse facilities were used for storing components for Flamingo long-range cruise missiles.

• A logistics center in the village of Kalynivka — the facility includes a customs terminal that handled the distribution of military cargo arriving from Western countries.

• An ammunition depot in the village of Myla (Fayer Point LLC) — the warehouse facilities reportedly stored components and launch boosters for FP-1/FP-2 long-range unmanned aerial vehicles.

In Odesa Region, Russia said it struck a parking area for fuel tankers and fuel-unloading areas handling fuel and lubricants intended for Ukraine’s armed forces.

In Mykolaiv Region, Russian forces struck a marine transshipment terminal, logistics centers, 18 storage facilities holding military supplies, and three fuel and lubricant storage facilities. Later that day, an additional strike was conducted against a power substation in the village of Trykhaty, which supports the operation of the port of Mykolaiv.

Throughout the day of August 29, Russian forces continued their strikes. Russia said it struck a shipbuilding facility in Kyiv involved in assembling and servicing remotely operated boats. In the port of Mykolaiv, additional strikes were conducted against a marine transshipment terminal and four storage facilities holding military supplies.

By the night of August 30, Kyiv remained under attack, which, according to local sources, had been ongoing for nearly 80 hours. Warehouse facilities caught fire in the Podilskyi and Holosiivskyi districts of Kyiv. Near Odesa, a rocket struck a parking lot with trucks that had been converted for launching drones and Flamingo missiles — 20 trucks with all their contents were destroyed.

Monitoring resources recorded combined strikes on military facilities in ten regions of Ukraine. In Kyiv Region, at least 15 warehouse complexes were damaged over two days, including distribution centers for the retail chains Roshen, Comfy, Fora, Avrora, and Nova Poshta.

Ukrainian strikes on Russia

On the night of August 29, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported that 313 Ukrainian drones were intercepted over 12 Russian regions.

In Rostov Region, the warehouse complex of the Don Industrial Logistics Park was attacked, which houses warehouses operated by Russian companies including Ozon, Auchan, X5 Group (Pyatyorochka, Perekrestok, Chizhik), and DNS. Ozon confirmed that a logistics facility was hit, stating that employees had been evacuated in advance and there were no casualties. Operations at the complex have been temporarily suspended. Damage to two apartment buildings in the Proletarsky district of Rostov-on-Don was also reported.

On the morning of August 29, Ukrainian drones attacked the Yaroslavl oil refinery.

In Belgorod Region, two people were killed and six wounded in an attack by a Ukrainian drone on a minibus in the village of Gruzskoye.

On the night of August 30, Ukrainian attacks began on Bryansk Region. In Bryansk, powerful explosions and secondary detonations were recorded.

The strikes were part of an ongoing exchange of long-range attacks involving warehouses, logistics hubs, ports, fuel facilities, energy infrastructure and refineries. Ukraine’s minister of agrarian policy said Russian strikes had destroyed 90 percent of warehouse capacity used by retail chains, although he said shortages of basic food products were not expected.

Against this backdrop, according to some sources, the Russian military command is considering a series of launches of the Oreshnik missile system, not as a one-time demonstration, but as part of a larger strike campaign against Ukrainian military infrastructure. The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, amid the escalation, issued a warning for American citizens with the maximum threat level: Level 4 — Do Not Travel.