The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed a strike on a military production facility in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. The ministry reported that the Kyiv-79 plant was hit and that it supplied the Ukrainian army with armored vehicles, armor protection systems, and munitions for various types of missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
In its statement, the ministry said, "The Kyiv-79 industrial enterprise (OOO 'UKR ARMO TEH') in the city of Kyiv was struck." The statement noted that this facility is one of the key suppliers for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, producing armored vehicles and armor protection components, as well as warheads (munitions) for various types of missiles and UAVs.
The Russian Defense Ministry had previously announced that this strike was part of a broader operation. The ministry stated that on the night of July 6, a large-scale attack was carried out on military industrial and energy infrastructure in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, as well as on military airfield infrastructure in the Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, and Kyiv oblasts.