Russian drone strike kills four at Kyiv-area dairy plant

A Russian drone strike hit a baby-food plant in the Kyiv region and killed four people, underscoring how the war keeps reaching beyond the front line and into the factories, warehouses and transport sites that sustain daily life. Seven others were injured in the attack, which also destroyed an administrative building and damaged two cars at the enterprise.

Ukrainian reports identified the site as the Yagotynske for Children baby food plant in Zghurivka, in Brovary district, Kyiv Oblast. Regional governor Mykola Kalashnyk said the plant produced dairy products, including yogurt and baby food, making the strike especially stark because it hit a facility tied to food production rather than military activity. Emergency crews said the attack started a fire and caused a partial structural collapse. Rescue teams kept clearing debris as officials said two people were believed trapped under the rubble.

The strike came amid a larger overnight assault in which Russia launched 216 attack drones and two guided missiles, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukraine said its air defenses shot down or suppressed 198 drones. Even so, 16 drones struck 13 locations, and debris from intercepted drones fell at 12 additional sites, illustrating how a heavy air defense effort still leaves civilian areas exposed to damage and casualties.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pointed to the dairy plant strike as part of a broader pattern of attacks on civilian infrastructure and food-related facilities. He said Russian forces had also targeted food warehouses and a postal facility in the Dnipropetrovsk region, an ambulance in Kherson, a school building in Sumy, port infrastructure in Odesa and an outpatient clinic in Kharkiv. His appeal centered on air-defense systems, weapons-production deals and sanctions pressure, arguing that those steps are needed to reduce the toll on lives and infrastructure alike.

The attack on the Kyiv-area plant also fits a recent pattern of strikes aimed at economic targets that do not hold military value but matter to regional stability. A June 4 drone attack destroyed 10 units of road machinery at a repair site, with no casualties. Together, the strikes show how drone warfare is wearing down Ukraine’s food production, labor force and local resilience even when no major battlefield advance is reported.