MOSCOW, October 22. /TASS/. During the overnight massive strike, the Russian Armed Forces hit military-industrial complex facilities and transport infrastructure in Kiev, as well as port infrastructure in the Odessa region, the Defense Ministry reported.
TASS has compiled key information on the targets struck.
Defense Ministry’s statement
- Overnight, the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike using ground-based precision-guided weapons and drones against targets in Ukraine, the Defense Ministry reported.
- According to the ministry, the strike hit Ukraine’s defense plants involved in the production and storage of long-range and medium-range cruise missiles and drones, transport infrastructure facilities in Kiev, as well as port infrastructure in the Odessa Region and sea vessels used in the interests of the Ukrainian army.
Targets struck
- Later, the ministry clarified that the Kiev aviation industry assembly plant (Antonov State Enterprise), which manufactured long-range and medium-range drones, FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles, and FP-9 operational-tactical missiles, had been struck.
- In addition, a warehouse complex (Refrigerating Complex No. 3) was hit; this facility served as the production base for long-range and medium-range fixed-wing drones, as well as Hornet loitering munitions.
- Russian servicemen also struck an industrial facility in Kiev that manufactured long-range and medium-range fixed-wing drones, as well as components for robotic systems.
- Moreover, a Kiev warehouse containing drones and rocket boosters was also hit.
- The Russian Armed Forces struck the Yuzhny road-rail bridge in Kiev, which was used to transport military cargo.
- In addition, the Russian military hit infrastructure facilities at the port of Kiliya in the Odessa region that were used to unload and store military equipment supplied to Ukraine from abroad.
- Russian forces also struck a dry cargo ship at sea that was delivering supplies to the port of Chornomorsk intended for the Ukrainian army.
Situation in Ukraine
- Traffic on Kiev’s Yuzhny Bridge has been restricted, the Kiev city military administration reported on its Telegram channel.
- Ukrainian capital’s mayor Vitaly Klitschko also reported damage to part of the metro infrastructure on the bridge.
- A traffic gridlock occurred in Kiev due to traffic restrictions on the Yuzhny Bridge across the Dnepr River, the Strana news outlet reported, posting footage of massive traffic jams.
- Industrial facilities and energy infrastructure were damaged in Ukraine’s Vinnitsa Region, Natalya Zabolotnaya, head of the regional administration, wrote in a post on her Telegram channel.