Zelenskyy: Ukraine Struck Russian Logistics Sites Supplying Sanctioned Drone Parts

Ukraine has struck two significant Russian logistics facilities located in the Moscow and Tambov regions, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced. These sites, situated over 500 and 700 kilometers respectively from the front lines, were allegedly used by Russia to procure sanctioned components for drone and navigation equipment manufacturing. Zelenskyy stated that these strikes were a direct response to Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. In addition to the logistics hubs, an oil facility was also targeted. Reports from Russian media indicated a large-scale drone attack on infrastructure east of Moscow during the night of July 18-19. Social media posts from local residents purportedly showed thick black smoke rising from an oil storage facility in Noginsk, approximately 50 kilometers east of the Kremlin. Later that morning, a significant fire was also observed at a warehouse belonging to Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, located south of Noginsk in Elektrostal.

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Today, our far-reaching sanctions were applied in three directions on Russian territory, as well as on our land and sea temporarily occupied by them. First of all, in response to Russia's strikes on our civilian infrastructure, our cities and regions, two important logistics facilities were destroyed – in the Moscow and Tambov regions, located at distances of more than 500 and about 700 km from the front line, respectively. The aggressor used them to ensure the supply of components subject to sanctions for the production of drones and navigation equipment. An oil facility was also hit.