Russian forces launched 21 Shahed drones and 21 missiles including Kh-101/555, Kh-22, Iskander-M, and S-300 missiles against Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv Oblast during the night of May 21-22.
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Russian forces launched 21 Shahed drones
Russian forces launched 21 missiles including four Kh-101/555, five Kh-22, two Iskander-M, and five S-300 missiles
Ukrainian forces shot down all Kh-101/555 missiles and Shahed drones
Explosions rocked the city of Dnipro after an air-raid warning was issued on the night of 21–22 May
At least 40 explosions rocked Dnipro according to Dzerkalo Tyzhnia
Ukraine's Air Force reported shooting down four Shahed-136/131 drones launched by Russian forces in the eastern direction.
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lysak confirmed that all Russian drones targeting his region were shot down by Ukraine's air defense.
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