On September 8, local time, reporters from the Central Station learned that explosions were heard in Kyiv, Ukraine.
On September 8, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that in the early hours of that day, the Russian military launched a large-scale strike using land-based, air-based, and sea-based precision weapons and long-range attack drones, hitting facilities of the Ukrainian defense industrial complex involved in the production and storage of drones and cruise missiles, military logistics centers in Kyiv city and Kyiv region, facilities in the port of Chornomorsk in Odesa region used for unloading military cargo, and a tanker transporting fuel and lubricants for the Ukrainian military.
The Ukrainian State Emergency Service stated on the evening of the 7th that the Russian military used drones to attack areas such as the Boryspil district in Kyiv region. Russia resumed airstrikes on Kyiv after a three-day pause.
Russian forces conducted airstrikes on September 8, 2023, targeting military logistics centers and defense industry facilities in Kyiv and Odesa. The strikes involved precision weapons and drones, marking a resumption of attacks after a three-day pause. Explosions were reported in Kyiv as part of this large-scale military operation.
- Explosions were reported in Kyiv on September 8, 2023.
- Russian forces resumed airstrikes on Kyiv after a three-day pause.
- Targets included military logistics centers and defense industry facilities.
- The strikes involved precision weapons and drones.
- Facilities in Odesa were also targeted during the strikes.