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Ukraine Launches Major Drone Raid on Moscow-Region Defence Plants

The operation forms part of Kyiv’s strategy to undermine Russia’s weapons production by targeting critical industrial sites

A view shows the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, May 25, 2025. REUTERS/Viktoriia Lakezina
A view of an attack on Odesa, Ukraine on May 25, 2025, as Russia tries to instil a sense among Kyiv’s allies of Russian superiority over Ukrainian forces.
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Overview

  • Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed overnight drone strikes on multiple defence industry facilities in Moscow and Ivanovo regions
  • Targeted sites included the Kronstadt drone production plant in Dubna, the Raduga cruise missile factory, the ELMA-Zelenograd microelectronics park and the Dmitrovsky chemical plant in Ivanovo
  • Russia’s defence ministry reported intercepting 296 Ukrainian drones over 13 regions during the assault
  • Moscow’s Vnukovo and Zhukovsky airports imposed temporary flight restrictions and residents in the capital’s suburbs reported structural damage
  • In a retaliatory move, Ukraine’s air defences shot down 71 of 88 Russian drones launched against Ukraine on May 27