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The Russian military launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine using missiles and drones, striking military-industrial, fuel, logistics and port infrastructure in several regions overnight into September 22.
In a statement, the ministry said the attack involved high-precision weapons launched from land, sea and air, along with one-way attack drones. It added that the targets included enterprises in Ukraine’s metallurgical, chemical and defense industries, fuel and power facilities, port infrastructure and ships involved in supplying the Ukrainian armed forces.
In Kyiv, the ministry said the attack struck Fire Point, a company that it said produces components and combat units for the FP-5 Flamingo long-range cruise missile. The strike also hit the Grandterminal fuel depot, which it said Ukrainian forces use to receive and distribute diesel fuel.
The attack also targeted industrial facilities in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The ministry said a steel plant in Kryvyi Rih that produces metallurgical products for military use was struck, while the Interpipe tube-rolling plant was also hit. According to the ministry, Interpipe supplies rolled metal used to manufacture fuselages, power plants, wings and other components for long-range drones.
In Pavlohrad, the Sovrakhim plant was struck. The ministry described it as a producer of solid missile fuel and gunpowder, as well as combat-part and missile-fuel components for Fire Point’s FP-9 ballistic missiles. Three Sirius Extrusion logistics centers in Dnipro were also hit, Russia said.
A railway infrastructure facility was among the targets in the Vinnytsia region, according to the ministry, which didn’t elaborate.
Meanwhile, in the Poltava region, the ministry said the Kremenchuk oil refinery was struck. It was described as a key fuel-processing facility involved in supplying the Ukrainian military. The ministry also reported a strike on the JTI Ukraine tobacco factory in Kremenchuk, claiming that its production facilities were being used to manufacture small-arms ammunition for Ukrainian forces.
The strikes extended to Odessa and the surrounding region, where Russia said two logistics centers in Odessa and a Nova Poshta logistics center in Illichivsk were hit. The ministry added that the facilities stored and distributed military and dual-use cargo intended for Ukrainian forces.
Russia also reported strikes on port infrastructure in Reni, saying the facilities were used to unload and store military cargo as well as fuel and lubricants for the Ukrainian military. It said a dry cargo ship carrying military cargo to the port of Odessa was also hit at sea.
The ministry said Russian drones continued to attack Ukrainian logistics and port infrastructure after the overnight strikes. It reported hits on the Palma and Novaya Liniya logistics centers in Odessa, as well as a dry cargo ship in the port of the city that had delivered military-purpose cargo intended to support Ukrainian forces.
Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 212 drones overnight, including Shahed-type drones, along with four Kalibr cruise missiles, eight Banderol/Dan-T weapons and Oniks missiles. It also reported the use of Iskander-M, S-400 and KN-23 ballistic missiles.
As usual, the air force claimed that most of the drones and missiles were intercepted. Still, Ukrainian media reported heavy material losses and casualties.
Russia stepped up its strikes on Ukraine in recent weeks, in response to an uptick in Ukrainian drone attacks on its territories. In addition to large combined strikes, the Russian military began to launch smaller deep strikes, sometimes more than once a day. Moscow also expanded its target list, including industrial and logistics facilities contributing in any way to Ukraine’s military effort.
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trump was and is a liar. nothing coming out his mouth has to be taken serious. he recently spoke about energy truce, pff. anyway kiev nazis are cooked
russian responses from, ukrainian drones targeting moscow. good bye ukraine.