The military institution announced on its official Telegram channel that the strike hit defense industry facilities, cruise missile sites, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and a data processing center in Kyiv and the surrounding Kyiv region.

The Ministry also reported that 149 fixed-wing Ukrainian drones were shot down in the European part of Russia during the last 24 hours.

The military entity specified that the interceptions took place in Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov, Samara, Tula, and Voronezh, as well as the republics of Crimea, Tatarstan, and Udmurtia.

The national air transport agency, Rosaviatsia, reported that temporary restrictions have been imposed at Kaluga, Tambov, Penza, Saratov, Saransk, Samara, Ulyanovsk, Kazan, Bugulma, Nizhnekamsk, Izhevsk, and Perm airports due to security reasons.

Russia has been conducting a special military operation in Ukraine since February 24, 2022, to protect the Donbas population from “the Kyiv regime’s genocide” and counter national security risks, according to President Vladimir Putin.

It also aims to counter national security risks posed by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s eastward expansion.

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