Russian military strikes drone-making plant in Kiev - MOD

Other targets included a surveillance center and a US-made Patriot air defense system, the defense ministry has said

The Russian military has carried out a successful strike against a drone and missile production plant in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said.

The statement, issued by the ministry on Saturday, confirms earlier reports of a large-scale Russian drone and missile strike on Kiev overnight. Witnesses said they heard multiple blasts, with photos uploaded on social media capturing a huge explosion in the city.

"The Russian military performed a group strike with high-precision ground-based weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles against a Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprise that produces missile weapons and unmanned aerial attack vehicles," the statement read.

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The other targets of the attack were a radar surveillance center and a US-made Patriot air defense system, it added.

"All of the goals of the strike were achieved. All designated targets were hit," the ministry said.

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