On May 16, 2023, Russian forces conducted the largest targeted attack to destroy the American Patriot air defense system using 16 ballistic missiles from Iskander OTRK, Kinzhal missiles, and S-400 systems, plus cruise missiles and drones.

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Patriot (weapon_system) Iskander OTRK (weapon_system) Kinzhal (weapon_system) S-400 (weapon_system) Kalibr (weapon_system) Iskander (weapon_system) Shahed-136 drone (weapon_system) Orlan drone (weapon_system) Russia (organization) Kinzhal missile (weapon_system) Kaliber (weapon_system) Iksandr (weapon_system) Russian Federation (organization) Sergei Shoigu (person) Shahed drone (weapon_system) Russian air forces (organization) Kyiv (location) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) Black Sea Fleet (military_unit) Patriot missile system (weapon_system) Kinzhal hypersonic missile (weapon_system)

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UNIAN → Source tone: certain

On May 16, 2023, Russia conducted the largest targeted attack to destroy Patriot air defense system using 16 ballistic missiles and other weapons

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

During the night of May 16, for example, Russia launched an exceptionally intense, incessant, indiscriminate air raid against Kyiv, including six Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, nine Kalibr cruise missiles, three Iskander ballistic missiles, along with six Shahed and three Orlan drones.

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Extracted: 2026-03-08T00:13:24.156Z

Source story: voyna-v-ukraine-v-defence-express-proanalizirovali-byl-li-udar-po-kievu-otvetom-na-slova-zelenskogo-12859860