Russia says its massive overnight strikes on Ukraine hit missile and drone factories

ReutersApr 16, 2026 9:36 AM

MOSCOW, April 16 (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday that a massive overnight attack it had carried out on Ukraine had struck production facilities for cruise missiles and drones, as well as energy targets which it said supplied Kyiv's armed forces.

Moscow said that the attack was a response to Ukrainian attacks on civilian targets inside Russia. A major Ukrainian overnight drone attack on Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse killed two people, including a 14-year-old girl, injured seven, and sparked a large fire, Russian officials and media reported earlier on Thursday.

Ukrainian officials said the overnight Russian attack was the deadliest assault so far this year on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities overnight, killing 16 people, including a 12-year-old child, and wounding scores, in drone and missile strikes.

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