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Ukraine Strikes Russian Drone and Missile Factories in Overnight Campaign

Ukraine targeted critical defense production sites near Moscow to weaken Russia’s military supply chains.

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.
Explosions are seen in the night sky as Ukrainian servicemen fire towards drones during a Russian drone strike on May 26, 2025.
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Overview

  • Ukrainian forces deployed long-range drones to hit the Kronstadt UAV plant and the Raduga cruise missile factory in Dubna.
  • The operation also struck the ELMA-Zelenograd microelectronics park, Angstrem component works, and the Dmitrovsky chemical plant in Ivanovo region.
  • Russia’s defense ministry reported intercepting 296 Ukrainian drones over 13 regions overnight, including more than 30 over the Moscow area.
  • The attacks prompted temporary closures at Vnukovo, Zhukovsky, Domodedovo and Kaluga airports and inflicted reported damage on residential buildings.
  • Meanwhile, Ukraine’s Air Defense Forces shot down 71 of 88 Russian drones launched against its own territory since the evening of May 27.