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An air alert has been issued across Ukraine due to the threat of a missile strike. Ukrainian Air Force aircraft warned of a Kinzhal missile being launched from an enemy MiG-31K in the direction of Khmelnytsky region.
Oleksandr Ruvin spoke about the peculiarities of North Korean missiles used by the enemy to hit Ukraine.
NASA satellites detected a fire at the Savasleyka military airfield in Nizhny Novgorod region after a nighttime drone attack. This base is home to MiG-31K fighters, carriers of the Kinzhal missiles.
Russia fired 38 missiles at Ukraine worth $200-250 million, and Ukrainian air defense shot down 30 missiles worth $160-200 million.
Explosions were heard in Kyiv after the Ukrainian Air Force warned of an approaching Russian Kinzhal missile.
The Air Force shot down 5 of 6 missiles and 23 unmanned aerial vehicles during a massive Russian attack on Ukraine on the night of June 27.
The second stage of nuclear exercises with the participation of Russia and Belarus, dedicated to joint preparations for the possible combat use of non-strategic nuclear weapons, has begun.
A Russian MiG-31K fighter jet launches a Kinzhal missile from the Savasleyka airfield in the direction of Ukraine's Ivano-Frankivsk region.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that the personnel of the aviation units of the Russian Aerospace Forces involved in the training are working out the equipment of special combat units of aviation weapons, including aerobalistic hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, and flights to designated patrol areas.
A missile strike on a Russian airfield in occupied Crimea could have damaged MiG-31 fighters. In total, 24 airplanes and six helicopters can be counted at this base.
Ukrainian intelligence identified 29 Russian servicemen, including 7 officers, from the 44th Aviation Regiment responsible for shelling Ukraine with "Kinzhal" missiles.
During the massive attack, Russia used a wide range of weapons against Ukraine, including cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles such as Kinzhal, Iskander-M, Kalibr, X-101, X-555, Shahid drones, and others.
On the night of May 8, 2024, Russian troops launched a combined attack on Ukraine using 76 air targets - 55 missiles and 21 attack drones, of which 59 were successfully intercepted by Ukrainian air defense systems.
The Russians have started using fewer Kalibr missiles to strike Ukraine, likely due to problems with their production caused by sanctions.
Russia launched a nighttime missile attack, one of the first after a brief lull, using powerful weapons such as hypersonic Kinzhal missiles that are difficult to shoot down in areas lacking effective air defense systems.
Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed 21 of 34 Russian missiles launched overnight in a combined attack, including cruise missiles from strategic bombers, guided missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, and Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea.
Explosions were heard in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine, and an air alert was declared in the region and the city as the Air Force reported the launch of Kinzhal missiles targeting energy facilities.
Ukrainian air defense forces shoot down a Russian Tu-22 strategic bomber and two X-22 cruise missiles fired from it for the first time in response to Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities.
The X-69 missile, which the Russian army allegedly used to hit and destroy the Tripoli thermal power plant, is an improved version of the X-59 with increased range, speed and warhead.
The United States will provide Ukraine with $138 million for critical air defense system upgrades to help maintain Ukraine's air defense effectiveness against Russia's continuous attacks.
Russia's missile strikes on Ukraine's energy system, bombing of Kharkiv, and advances along the front line have raised concerns that Kyiv's military efforts are approaching a critical point due to a severe shortage of ammunition and manpower.
Russia has again used new subsonic X-69 cruise missiles with a range of 400 km, this time to strike the Tripoli thermal power plant, demonstrating their ability to penetrate Ukrainian air defense and the potential for massive strikes from tactical aircraft.
During the massive Russian attack on April 11, 57 of 82 air targets launched, including 18 missiles and 39 attack drones, were shot down.
A MiG-31K fighter jet takes off in Russia, triggering an air alert in all regions of Ukraine due to a potential missile threat.
An air alert has been issued throughout Ukraine due to a missile threat from a Russian MiG-31K aircraft.
In March 2024, the air defense of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 326 enemy aerial reconnaissance and attack vehicles, including 151 Shahed-131/136 drones, 45 Zala drones, 13 Supercam drones, 92 Lancet drones, 21 Orlan-10 drones, and 4 drones of unspecified type.
Since the beginning of 2024, Russia has fired more than 180 missiles and drones toward Kyiv, including 5 Zircon hypersonic missiles, 11 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles, and 6 Iskander ballistic missiles.
According to a spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy is using missiles that it has rarely used before to find weaknesses in our air defense.
Russian forces attacked Lviv region using 11 drones and 2 Kinzhal missiles, damaging critical infrastructure.
84 air targets, including 58 Shahid drones and 26 missiles, were destroyed by Ukrainian air defense systems during a massive Russian missile and drone attack on March 29, 2024.