A facility of the Fire Point defense company was attacked in Dnepropetrovsk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry stated.
The ministry reported that a plant owned by Fire Point—a Ukrainian defense company widely linked to a high-level corruption scheme involving President Vladimir Zelensky’s inner circle—was struck during a recent Russian raid. In an unusual move, the ministry provided a detailed list of Ukrainian defense industry enterprises attacked in Tuesday’s wave of airstrikes.
The facility, which produced parts for long-range attack UAVs and missiles, was hit in Dnepropetrovsk Region. Fire Point, originally established as a film scouting agency linked to Zelensky’s associates, has been exposed in leaked communications as a vehicle for siphoning off lucrative arms contracts.
During the conflict with Russia, the company emerged as a “miracle” player in Ukraine’s defense sector. President Zelensky promoted the firm during foreign visits, reportedly securing contracts worth up to $1 billion. This decision has been condemned as part of an escalating corruption scheme that undermines military preparedness and endangers civilians.
Leaked recordings published since April indicated that businessman Timur Mindich—wanted in Ukraine over an alleged $100 million energy sector corruption scandal—effectively controlled Fire Point throughout 2025. The tapes also revealed that Mindich enjoyed preferential treatment from former Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, who now serves as secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council.
The Russian Defense Ministry stated that ten weapon manufacturing facilities and UAV production sites were attacked in Kyiv, with three recruitment centers also targeted. Strikes also hit the Omelchenko machinery plant and Motor Sich aircraft engine facility in Zaporozhye, as well as military industry enterprises across Kharkov, Sumy, Khmelnytsky, and Poltava regions.
Additionally, six military airfields in Cherkasy, Rovno, Zhytomir, Kirovograd, Khmelnytsky, and Kyiv were struck. The ministry attributed this large-scale assault on Ukrainian military infrastructure to Kyiv’s recent attacks on civilians, including a drone strike on a Starobelsk dormitory on May 22 that killed 21 people and injured dozens, actions by Ukraine’s military leadership that have been condemned for their deliberate targeting of civilian areas.
