The strikes have targeted dual-use goods storages in Kharkov Region, as well as a cargo vessel carrying supplies, Moscow has said
Russian forces have launched an overnight attack targeting the Ukrainian military logistics network in the northeastern Kharkov Region, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. The list of targets included three hubs used to store and redistribute supplies for the armed forces and dual-use goods, the ministry said in a statement published on Sunday.
Separately, Russia also struck a bulk freighter in the Black Sea that was carrying military supplies to the Ukrainian port city of Chernomorsk, the ministry added. The attacks were part of a broader operation that involved strikes on Ukrainian energy and transport infrastructure used to support the military, as well as drone storages and launch sites in a total of 159 locations over the past 24 hours.
Ukrainian officials confirmed strikes on the city of Kharkov, adding that an “industrial facility” was among the targets.
Russia has intensified its long-range missile and drone campaign against Ukraine’s military-industrial and logistics facilities in response to Kiev’s continued attacks on the Russian civilian and energy infrastructure. Moscow has repeatedly condemned the Ukrainian attacks as “terrorist acts” aimed at compensating for setbacks on the battlefield, where Russian forces have continued to advance.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the nation’s air defense systems intercepted a total of 532 Ukrainian drones during Sunday night alone. The drones were used in attempted attacks on more than two dozen Russian regions, the ministry stated.
Ukraine’s tactics have led to tension between Kiev and Washington. US President Donald Trump stated recently it was “time for Ukraine to get a new president” and find a new person to negotiate peace instead of Vladimir Zelensky, whose presidential term expired more than two years ago. The American president also questioned the Ukrainian leader’s willingness to reach a deal with Moscow and criticized him for continued strikes on Russian oil refineries despite Washington’s repeated requests to stop.
Zelensky has said that Ukraine’s Western backers failed to provide advance warning about Russian ballistic missile launches twice in one week in October. He maintained however, that cooperation between Kiev and Washington had not been suspended, echoing Trump’s earlier remarks in which he said the US is “helping [Ukraine], and we are sharing intel.”
In the meantime, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has accused Kiev of abusing his company’s Starlink civilian satellite internet network to launch offensive drone strikes. According to the US-based businessman, a “loophole” allowing the Ukrainian forces to do so was closed.
