Russian Forces Report Strikes on Ukrainian Drone Depots and Port Infrastructure

09:29; 16 July 2026 year

### Russian Defense Ministry Reports Strikes on Ukrainian Military Infrastructure The Russian Defense Ministry announced Thursday morning that it carried out group strikes against military infrastructure targets in Ukraine. According to the ministry, the attacks involved the use of long-range precision-guided weapons based on land and air, as well as strike drones. In Kiev, the ministry stated that military-industrial enterprises involved in the production, assembly, and storage of medium and long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were hit. Specifically, strikes targeted the industrial site of the logistics company PJSC "Rapid," where assembly and storage of fixed-wing drones and foreign components for their production took place. Additionally, a warehouse of the radio-electronic industry enterprise "Kiev-1" was struck, housing strike UAVs AN-196 "Lyutyi," reconnaissance drones "Lelika-100," and components for various drone models. The Russian military also reported strikes on port infrastructure in Odessa and Yuzhny, which it claimed were used for receiving, storing military cargo, and fuel supplies for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Five fuel tanks were destroyed at the Odessa port. Furthermore, the ministry reported an attack on a cargo ship heading to the port of Chornomorsk with military cargo and a high-speed boat of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces near Snake Island.

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