Nighttime missile attack: over Kyiv, air defence destroyed all Russian missiles and drones
A total of 18 missiles were fired by the enemy.
This was reported by the head of the KMBA , Sergey Popko.
Russia launched a massive missile attack on the night of 1 May. The enemy fired 18 missiles to hit the territory of Ukraine.
Valery Zaluzhny in his Telegram wrote:
At around 02:30am, Russian occupiers attacked Ukraine from strategic aircraft - nine Tu-95s from the Olenegorsk area (Murmansk Region) and two Tu-160s from the Caspian Sea area.
The enemy attacked with X-101 and X-555 missiles.
In the Ukrainian capital, the alert lasted for about three hours.
The Rashists once again attacked comprehensively - simultaneously with cruise missiles and drones.
According to preliminary information, all enemy targets in the Kyiv region were shot down. There is no information about casualties or destroyed infrastructure.
Artur Zayonts specialises in news from the frontline. A historian by education, Arthur has always sought to bring depth and context to his journalistic work.
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