Russian Strikes Hit Kyiv Neighborhood Containing Weapons Plant, Damaging Homes and Cars

A Russian missile barrage struck Kyiv's Lukianivka neighborhood on Sunday, blowing out apartment windows and damaging cars in the district that has absorbed at least eight hits on its metro station. The Independent reported that residents awoke to flashes and explosions before sheltering in basements as further strikes landed.

The neighborhood contains a Soviet-era weapons plant that Russia has struck repeatedly, leaving its roof blackened.

Russia believes the Artem plant continues to produce weapons, though Ukraine has not confirmed this under wartime rules. The plant expanded output after 2014 and became a frequent target after the full-scale invasion. Lukianivka market was destroyed in a Russian strike on May 24.

Alyona Lukianets, who ran a produce stall there for 11 years, rebuilt a simple stand from wooden pallets and tarpaulins outside the charred ruins and continues selling berries and vegetables each day. Julia Sosnovska, who moved to the area in 2022 after displacement from Mariupol, found her apartment windows shattered and her car damaged after the Sunday strikes.

She stayed with her dog Perry and said glass was the least one could lose in such attacks.

The Mala Opera theater has shifted performances to its basement to avoid missile risks. Director Mykhailo Miskun said the company chose to stage comedies after the war began and decided to remain in place after a recent strike. "We live.

We create. We give birth," he said. Real estate agent Dmytro Zhekov tells prospective renters that Lukianivka lies in a danger zone that gets hit regularly, while noting studio rents start below $200 a month.