Conflict & Security
Russian forces strike military logistics facilities around Kyiv
October 19, 2026 at 08:28 AM
2 reports · over 2 hours
The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces struck military logistics sites in and around Kyiv overnight, including a data center and drone-component plants.
- The Russian Defense Ministry announced Monday that its forces conducted an intensive overnight strike with high-precision weapons on military logistics facilities in Kyiv and its province.
- Targets included the Data Group data-processing center, Fire Point drone-component hubs, and the Khimvolokno plant producing drone warhead components, the ministry said.
- The ministry said forces hit a Kyiv railway depot storing Flamingo FB-5 cruise missiles and FB-9 ballistic missile components, plus a Planeta Plastik facility in Irpin.
- The ministry said a dry cargo ship carrying military and dual-use cargo was struck 130 kilometers southwest of Odessa port.


