Russian forces launched a complex missile attack on Kyiv using decoys and observation drones for battle damage assessment, but Ukrainian air defenses intercepted nearly all incoming munitions including Kinzhal missiles.
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Russian forces launched a complex missile attack on Kyiv using decoys and observation drones for battle damage assessment, but Ukrainian air defenses intercepted nearly all incoming munitions including Kinzhal missiles.
Russians attacked the Ukrainian capital from Tu-95MS and Tu-160 strategic bombers deployed from the Caspian Sea, probably using Kh-101 or Kh-555 cruise missiles.
A Russian missile was shot down over Kyiv Oblast on May 18, 2023.
Explosions were heard in the early hours of Thursday morning in Kyiv. All missiles targeting the capital were intercepted by air defenses.
Russian strategic bombers launched an air attack on Kyiv using cruise missiles.
Ukrainian forces detected and destroyed all enemy targets in the airspace of Kyiv during the attack.
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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.375Z
Source story: day-449-2023-05-18