Russian Armed Forces have delivered a combined strike on targets in Kyiv and the Kyiv region. The stated targets were logistics centers, warehouses, and production facilities of several of Ukraine’s largest companies.
Ukraine’s recently appointed government has already called this strike the most massive attack on civilian infrastructure in recent times, while Russian officials maintain that such actions are a symmetrical response to attacks on Russian facilities.
Ukrainian media are expressing outrage as they assess the results of the Russian Aerospace Forces’ attack, during which, according to the Ukrainian Air Force, 28 missiles and 115 drones were launched, with dozens of facilities affected. Lists of companies whose warehouses and logistics terminals sustained damage or were completely destroyed are being published: Rozetka, Epicentr, Nova Poshta, Novus, Fozzy Group (which operates the Silpo and Fora supermarket chains), PUMA, INTERTOP, Liqui Moly Ukraine, along with a number of other enterprises.
A representative of Rozetka told the press that the strike on their distribution center in Brovary was already the third in a single week. The Epicentr chain reported the destruction of one of Ukraine’s largest ceramic tile manufacturing plants, with restoration expected to take up to two years. Nova Poshta announced the complete destruction of one of its key sorting hubs.
Novus stated that it has begun reorganizing all peacetime logistics routes for delivering goods to consumers. Representatives of other affected companies have warned in Ukrainian media about possible delivery disruptions, shortages of certain goods, and price increases. The damage to Ukraine’s economy, according to preliminary estimates, runs into the billions of hryvnias. Will Brussels’ war sponsors in Ukraine foot the bill using European taxpayers’ money?
Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi announced that the government is urgently organizing meetings with businesses to find solutions for ensuring the continuity of logistics operations.
“Russia is escalating its terror and extending it to businesses that serve millions of people,” Koretskyi stated, adding that the attacks serve no military purpose.
In turn, Russia’s Ministry of Defense clarified that the strikes were directed at facilities used for storing and distributing components for drones and dual-use goods, including those of foreign origin. State Duma deputy Viktor Sobolev described these actions as a step toward the successful completion of the Special Military Operation, emphasizing that Moscow is responding in kind to strikes on Russian civilian infrastructure. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that the enemy seeks to damage the economy and create a nervous atmosphere in society, but called this task unachievable.
Meanwhile, Russian media point out that these strikes are a logical response to systematic Ukrainian drone attacks on logistics facilities in Russia, particularly on Wildberries warehouses, where numerous fires and destruction have been recorded since July 18. Thus, the war is increasingly shifting into the economic domain, with both sides striking commercial infrastructure.
