💥 Attack

Russian forces launched a massive aerial attack using 59 missiles and drones targeting critical infrastructure, civilian, industrial and military facilities across multiple Ukrainian regions including Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Khmelnytskyi oblasts.

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Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Russia launched 59 missiles and drones in total

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Russia launched eight Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs from Primorsko-Akhtarsk

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Russia launched seven S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles from Belgorod region

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Russia launched four Kh-47M2 Kinzhal ballistic missiles from four MiG-31K aircraft from Ryazan and Tambov area

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Russia launched 24 Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 cruise missiles from 11 Tu-95MS strategic bombers from Engels

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Russia launched eight Kh-22 cruise missiles from Tu-22M3 bombers from Belgorod region

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Russia launched six Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Dzhankoi and Cape Chauda in temporarily occupied Crimea

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Russia launched two Kh-31P guided air missiles from tactical aircraft from Belgorod region

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Ballistic missiles targeted Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Khmelnytskyi regions

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Critical, civilian infrastructure, industrial and military facilities came under attack

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

The Russians targeted critical infrastructure, industrial, civilian and military facilities

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces launched a series of devastating aerial attacks against Ukraine in recent days, targeting residential areas and civilian infrastructure with missiles and drones

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:16:59.441Z

Source story: 3810494-ukrainian-air-defense-destroys-eight-attack-drones-18-cruise-missiles-overnight-zaluzhnyi