“Very good results” – Wave of Ukrainian strikes across Russia and Caspian Sea overnight target warships, air defenses, logistics

Ukrainian officials say long-range drones targeted Russian military infrastructure across several regions, including a missile boat, S-400 components, drone command posts, and logistics facilities.
Smoke billows over Kirov, Russia, following a reported Ukrainian strike on the Avitek defense plant, 25 July 2026. Photo: Exilenova+
Smoke billows over Kirov, Russia, following a reported Ukrainian strike on the Avitek defense plant, 25 July 2026. Photo: Exilenova+
“Very good results” – Wave of Ukrainian strikes across Russia and Caspian Sea overnight target warships, air defenses, logistics

Ukraine says it carried out a series of overnight long-range strikes against Russian military infrastructure, air defense systems, logistics hubs, and naval assets across multiple regions of Russia and occupied Ukraine as part of its campaign to degrade Moscow's war capabilities.

Ukraine has been expanding long- and medium-range strikes across Russia and occupied territories in recent months in an effort to reduce the capacity of the Russian military and the economy that sustains Russia’s ability to continue their invasion of Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces struck facilities supporting Russia's war effort in Kirov, Tyumen, Yekaterinburg, Rostov-on-Don, and the Caspian Sea.

Among the targets, he identified a defense-related enterprise in Kirov, about 1,200 kilometers from Ukraine's border, the Tyumen oil refinery, a logistics facility in Yekaterinburg, and a fuel depot in Rostov-on-Don.

"We have very good results from our long-range strikes in the Caspian Sea," Zelenskyy said, adding that the operation targeted vessels used to transport military cargo from Iran as well as a Russian warship.

Open-source analysts said the strike in Kirov targeted the Avitek defense plant. Exilenova+ said the attack was carried out with a Ukraine-made Flamingo missile.

According to their assessment, satellite imagery indicates the munition penetrated the roof of a production building before detonating inside, triggering a large fire.

SBU claims strikes on S-400 systems and Caspian vessels

Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) said its long-range drones struck several military targets in Russia's Rostov Oblast.

According to the agency, the attack hit a 92N6E "Grave Stone" radar and its antenna tower, components of Russia's S-400 air defense system. The SBU also claimed to have destroyed a Tor-M2 air defense system, a Pole-21 electronic warfare complex, and two warehouses storing FPV drones.

The agency further said its drones struck the Filanovsky offshore oil production platform in the Caspian Sea, two cargo vessels under international sanctions that it says were transporting military cargo between Iran and Russia, and a Project 12418 Molniya-class missile boat.

The SBU described the operation as part of Ukraine's effort to disrupt Russian military logistics and respond to Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports.

General Staff reports additional strikes

Separately, Ukraine's General Staff reported strikes on several additional military targets on 24-25 July.

According to the military, Ukrainian forces hit an early-warning radar near Olenivka in occupied Crimea and an ammunition depot near Novosemenivka in occupied Kherson Oblast.

The General Staff also said Ukrainian forces struck Russian drone command posts near Bilovody in Sumy Oblast, Ledneva in Russia's Bryansk Oblast, Kamianske, Novoivanivka and Myrne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Komar in Donetsk Oblast.

It also reported a strike on a Russian command and observation post near Kazachya Lisitsa in Russia's Belgorod Oblast.

Reports point to another Wildberries warehouse strike

Videos circulating online and cited by OSINT observers appeared to show a fire at a Wildberries warehouse in Yekaterinburg, roughly 1,750 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. 

Wildberries is Russia's largest online retailer and logistics operator. Ukrainian officials and analysts say its warehouses and distribution network are increasingly used to store and transport military equipment, drones, and other supplies for Russia's armed forces, making them legitimate military targets. Facilities linked to the company have been struck repeatedly in recent days as Ukraine expands its campaign against Russian logistics infrastructure.

Russian authorities acknowledged drone attacks in the region but did not confirm the reported strike on the warehouse. Sverdlovsk Oblast Governor Denis Pasler said air defenses repelled a drone attack on the Yekaterinburg area, with falling debris igniting a 300-square-meter fire in the city's Chkalovsky district. He said no economic or infrastructure facilities were damaged and no casualties were reported.

The reported strikes are the latest in Ukraine's expanding long-range campaign targeting Russia's military infrastructure, defense industry, fuel facilities, logistics networks, and naval assets far from the front line.

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