Russian Strikes on Western Assets in Ukraine Send an Ominous Message NYT | Top Stories Kim Barker and Oleksandra Mykolyshyn 31 August 2025 at 17:02 Hitting an American-run factory and European diplomatic offices, the Kremlin appeared to signal that it would resist Western efforts to make peace and protect Ukraine, analysts and officials said. © Oksana Parafeniuk for The New York TimesA Russian strike this month hit a factory in Mukachevo, Ukraine, owned by Flex Ltd., an American multinational company that makes a range of products.