💥 Attack

An explosion was heard in Khmelnytskyi Oblast during the air-raid warning.

December 14, 2023 Starokostiantyniv, Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources

Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

Air Force of Ukraine (organization) MiG-31K (weapon_system) Kinzhal missile (weapon_system) Serhii Tiurin (person) Khmelnytskyi Oblast Military Administration (organization) Shahed-136 drone (weapon_system) Starokostiantyniv (location) Ukrainian Air Force (organization) Yurii Ihnat (person) Russia (organization) Starokostiantyniv military airfield (location) Starokostiantyniv air base (location) Russian Aerospace Forces (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

An explosion has been heard there (Khmelnytskyi Oblast)

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The Ukrainian Air Force initially warned of missiles heading in the direction of Starokostiantyniv in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, around 2:30 p.m. local time

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Several Russian missiles also targeted the western town of Starokostiantyniv, where Ukraine has a military airfield.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Missiles were launched towards Khmelnytskyi region in the direction of Starokostiantyniv, and a hit occurred around 2:20 p.m.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Explosions were heard in Kyiv and air defense was operating.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:21:28.214Z

Source story: 7433034