💥 Attack

Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine, targeting Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odesa, and Zaporizhzhia, causing significant damage to power and heating infrastructure.

Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Meduza Ukrainska Pravda

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: certain

Russia launched its third-biggest missile+drone strike of the entire war overnight Monday-Tuesday, and objectively it's the worst damage of the war.

The Russians scored 25–30 hits, including two Kharkiv heating plants, one demolished, a Kharkiv substation, two Kyiv substations, two Kyiv heating plants, a Kyiv power and heating plant, Dnipro power plant, and substations in Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Odesa.

Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian air defense networks intercepted 4/4 Zircon/Onyx hypersonic missiles, 32/11 Iskander-M/S-300 ballistic missiles, 7/3 Kh-22/Kh-32 cruise missiles, 28/20 X-101/Iskander-K cruise missiles, and 450/412 Shahed drones.

Ukrainians intercepted an incoming Zircon missile with a Patriot PAC-3 missile.

Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: uncertain

Ukrainians launched long-range Flamingo missiles that hit the Kapustin Yar missile launch test site in Astrakhan region, damaging two buildings and equipment, including pieces of undetermined number of Oreshchnik ICBMs.

Meduza → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian defense minister announced work with SpaceX to disable unauthorized Starlink terminals.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russia attacks with ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and Shahed drones from multiple directions

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.160Z

Source story: day-1142a-2026-02-09