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Russian forces launched a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of April 30 to May 1, including five Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 170 strike and decoy drones.

Kyiv, Ukraine
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Russian forces (military_unit) Iskander-M missile system (weapon_system) Russia (organization) Shahed-136 drone (weapon_system)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces launched five Iskander-M ballistic missiles from occupied Crimea and 170 strike and decoy drones from multiple locations.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia has been launching more ballistic missiles against the capital, which are harder to intercept because of their speed and trajectory

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Extracted: 2026-02-24T00:13:43.672Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-1-2025