Russia Claims Kyiv Postal Hub Targeted for Drone Parts Production

Russia has admitted to targeting a major postal sorting facility in Kyiv during a widespread overnight air assault on Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that its strikes hit "industrial objects" and "factories and workshops producing parts for long-range drones and cruise missiles."

Interfax reported that the Russian defense ministry identified the Kyiv Innovative Terminal of Nova Poshta, Ukraine's state postal service, as a target. The ministry claimed the facility supplies dual-use products, including components for drones and autonomous systems, as well as electronic warfare equipment. Nova Poshta's general director, Yevhen Tafiichuk, confirmed the destruction of the Kyiv sorting hub, noting it was the largest and most modern of its kind in Ukraine, but stated that no one was injured in the attack.

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The Ministry of Defense of Russia informs that the Kyiv Innovative Terminal of Nova Poshta, which supplies dual-use products, including those used for the production of drones and autonomous systems, as well as electronic warfare kits, was hit.

Russian forces also claimed to have struck the Kyiv Radar Plant, which allegedly produces parts for long-range drones and repairs radars. Other reported targets included a workshop producing long- and medium-range drones used for attacks inside Russia, located at a Kyiv film studio, and the headquarters of "Drone Technologies," a company assembling long-range drones using imported parts. The "Mayak" plant, reportedly manufacturing drone warheads and boosters for cruise missiles, and the Kyiv State Plant "Burevisnyk," producing drones and radars, were also mentioned.

Additionally, the Russian military claimed strikes on the Kyiv Aggregate Plant and Civil Aviation Repair Plant No. 410, alleging they produce and repair engines for long-range drones. Similar attacks on drone component factories were reported in Dnipro and Kharkiv. The assault also impacted the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a UNESCO World Heritage site, which caught fire during the attack.

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The largest sorting facility of the Ukrainian postal service in Kyiv was destroyed as a result of the attack, and no one was injured in the attack on this building.