The Russian Defense Ministry has released details of a massive strike carried out by the Russian Armed Forces against Ukrainian defense industry facilities in Kiev, Kharkov and Dnepropetrovsk.

According to the ministry, the targets included the Radar plant in Kiev, a drone production workshop located on the premises of the A. P. Dovzhenko Film Studio, as well as the Mayak and Burevestnik plants, the Kiev Aggregate Plant, and Civil Aviation Aircraft Repair Plant No. 410.

The ministry noted that Mayak Plant JSC produces warheads for drones and launch boosters for Flamingo cruise missiles.

Russian officials also reported strikes on the Kiev Innovation Terminal of Nova Poshta, the Dnepr Electromechanical Equipment Plant, and industrial enterprises in Kharkov, including Greenhouse Solution and DT-1 Group LLC.

The Russian Defense Ministry said military airfields in Vasilkov, Uman, Cherkassy and Krasnaya Slobodka were also hit. In Kiev, territorial recruitment centers were targeted. The ministry added that the objectives of the strike had been achieved.

In a separate statement, the ministry said the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra was hit by a missile from a US-made Patriot air defense system. Russian defense officials suggested that one possible reason for the incident could have been the supply of expired missiles by Western countries.

The ministry stated that, according to confirmed data, the complex of buildings at the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra had been struck by a missile from an American Patriot surface-to-air missile system.

At the same time, the Russian Defense Ministry stressed that Russian troops do not strike civilian infrastructure.

Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko said a fire broke out on the grounds of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra overnight on June 15. Timur Tkachenko, head of the Kiev City Military Administration, said the blaze started on the roof of the Assumption Cathedral and caused significant damage.

Earlier reports said Russian forces had launched a massive overnight strike on June 15 against Ukrainian defense industry facilities in Kiev, Kharkov and Dnepropetrovsk.