# IN BRIEF: What we know about Russia’s massive attack targeting defense-tech sites in Kiev

https://mins.news/en/item/27070

- TASS, 2026-08-20 08:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2175485

> Russia’s Defense Ministry says its forces launched a massive overnight strike with precision-guided weapons and long-range UAVs against defense-industrial facilities, logistics hubs and storage sites in Kiev and the surrounding region. Targets included a Fire Point plant, an Antonov assembly site, arsenals and drone-related facilities. Fires and damage were reported in Kiev, along with partial blackouts.

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