💥 Attack

Russian forces launched a mass missile attack on Ukraine with 26 missiles targeting multiple regions including Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv, Poltava, Khmelnytskyi, and Dnipropetrovsk.

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian forces launched yet another mass missile attack against Ukraine on Thursday morning, Feb. 15

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

explosions reported in cities across the country, including several in the Kyiv region

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian Air Force reported several Tu-95MS strategic bombers had left the Olenya airfield in Russia's far north

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia launched 26 missiles of various types at Ukraine, 13 of which were shot down by air defenses.

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Extracted: 2026-02-26T14:33:04.041Z

Source story: 28082