Defense forces struck the Kasta radar station, a UAV training center, and Russian warehouses
Units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a number of key military targets belonging to the Russian invaders, including the “Kasta” radar station, a UAV training center, a repair base, and warehouses.
On August 25 and during the night of August 26, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces launched strikes against a number of Russian military facilities in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
Specifically:
- in Kacha, in the temporarily occupied Crimea, the “Kasta” radar station was struck;
- in Luhansk, a UAV training center was struck;
- in Pervomaisky, Crimea, a Russian repair and restoration base was struck;
- in Prychepylyvka, Luhansk Oblast, a fuel and lubricants depot was struck;
- in Svobodne, Donetsk Oblast, and Novoivanivka in Crimea, logistics depots were struck;
- In Stary Krym and Velyka Novosilka in the Donetsk region, ammunition depots were struck;
- In Chornomorsk, Crimea, a “Geran”/“Gerbera” UAV relay station was struck.
The General Staff noted that the extent of the damage inflicted on Russian facilities is currently being assessed.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook.
Over the past day, the Ukrainian military struck 16 key targets on Russian territory.
On the night of August 26, 2026, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck facilities at the “Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez” LLC oil refinery in the city of Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.
Ukrainian strikes since July have put seven of Wildberries’ ten largest logistics centers in Russia out of commission, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. In particular, following the attack on August 16, the company’s large facilities in Domodedovo and the “Koledino” industrial park ceased operations; the latter covered an area of approximately 250,000 square meters.
On the night of August 26, drones again attacked the Wildberries logistics center in Kotovsk, Tambov Oblast, Russia, after which a massive fire broke out at the facility. According to Russian authorities, the fire covered an area of at least 40,000 square meters, and one employee was injured.
Ukrainian drones simultaneously attacked a Lukoil oil refinery and a Wildberries warehouse in Russia.
As a reminder, the Orsk oil refinery in the Orenburg region of the Russian Federation completely halted operations following an attack by Ukrainian drones.
