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Russia conducted a record mixed strike using Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles from Tu-95ms aircraft, S-300/S-400 missiles from Tokmak, and Shahed drones against Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Izium, injuring civilians and destroying a school.

Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent

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10 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles launched from Tu-95ms from Caspian Sea

7 S-300/S-400 missiles fired from Tokmak district

31 Shahed drones launched from southern and northern directions

Missiles aimed at Kyiv were all shot down

Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: certain

In Dnipro, one missile hit a clinic injuring two boys aged three and six and around 25 others

Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: certain

In Izium, Shaheds hit businesses, civilian infrastructure, and destroyed a school

Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: certain

S-300 and S-400 missiles hit Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk region

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Air-raid warning was issued in Kyiv at 03:02

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces launched an aerial attack on Kyiv overnight on May 26, which was the 13th such attack since the start of May.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Kyiv's air defenses shot down all Russian targets launched at the capital during the overnight attack.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.386Z

Source story: day-459a-2023-05-30