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Ukrainian forces shot down six Iskander-M missiles and 128 Shahed drones, with 117 drones lost in location during the Russian strike on May 23-24.

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

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Ukrainian Air Force (military_unit) Patriot air defense system (weapon_system) Ukrainian air defenses (military_unit) Iskander-M (weapon_system) KN-23 (weapon_system) Ukraine's Air Force (military_unit) Shahed-type drone (weapon_system)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces shot down 6 missiles and 128 drones, with 117 lost in location

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian air defenses shot down six Iskander-M or KN-23 ballistic missiles launched against Kyiv

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukraine's air defenses shot down 128 drones, while 117 were neutralized by electronic warfare systems or disappeared from radars

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Extracted: 2026-02-24T00:13:43.701Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-24-2025