💥 Attack

Russia conducted a overnight air attack on February 22, targeting only Kyiv and Kropyvnytskyi due to limited air attack resources. The attack featured significant use of ballistic weapons including Zircon hypersonic missiles carried by MiG-31 fighters.

Kyiv, Ukraine
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UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Russia conducted overnight attacks not across all of Ukraine, but selectively on Kyiv and Kropyvnytskyi due to insufficient air attack resources. The attack on the capital used significant ballistic weaponry, including the Zircon anti-ship missile.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The enemy is attacking the capital with ballistic weapons

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Two wounded people, a woman and a child, were rushed to hospitals from the suburbs

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The attacks had caused a fire on the roof of a residential building

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia launched 50 missiles and 297 long-range kamikaze drones targeting Ukraine, with most targeting Kyiv and its suburbs

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Explosions were heard in the capital during an air raid alert. The Ukrainian Air Force warned of the threat of ballistic weapons being used from the north and detected high-speed targets heading for Kyiv.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Nearly 300 Russian attack drones and 50 missiles targeted Kyiv and multiple oblasts on night of 21-22 February

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Extracted: 2026-02-22T18:46:14.127Z

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