Russia appears to have launched air strikes that deliberately inflicted heavy damage on a Boeing building in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, the Financial Times (FT) reported.
FT cited three Ukrainian officials, two Boeing employees, and the American Chamber of Commerce (ACC) in Ukraine President Andy Hunder as confirming that the building was struck, with Ukraine’s state emergency service publishing photos of the aftermath.
However, the company spokesperson said no employees were harmed, while there had been “no operational disruption” despite the strikes, company Deputy General Director Andriy Koryagin said.
US Companies Affected
Russia’s intensified barrage of aerial strikes follows Ukraine’s Operation Spider’s Web in early June that damaged around $7 billion worth of Russian aircraft.
Analysts like the Center for Strategic and International Studies have noted Moscow’s strategy to target not just Kyiv’s military and infrastructure but also private US and European companies and industry firms supporting Ukraine since the war broke out in 2022.
American company Boeing produces the ground-launched small-diameter bomb that Ukraine uses. In July 2024, it signed a collaboration with Ukrainian arms manufacturer Antonov for defense-related programs, including training, logistics, and engineering support.
According to ACC Ukraine head Hunder, 32 percent of approximately 700 member companies have experienced either employee casualties or facility destruction due to Russian forces.
“This is not just an attack against Ukraine, but also an attack where American business is being hit,” Hunder shared with the Kyiv Independent.
“The American business community is here, it continues to operate, and it’s united,” he added.
