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Russian forces struck 14 locations with missiles and drones, primarily targeting Kyiv, Odesa, Kirovohrad, and Poltava oblasts, including railway infrastructure in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and Odesa oblasts.

Kyiv, Kyiv, Odesa, Kirovohrad, Poltava
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Russian forces struck 14 locations with missiles and drones targeting railway infrastructure

Russian forces carried out a combined strike on critical infrastructure facilities across Ukraine on the night of 21-22 February. The Ukrainian Air Force recorded 345 aerial attack assets, including 33 missiles and 274 UAVs that were shot down or jammed. The main areas targeted were Kyiv, Odesa, Kirovohrad and Poltava oblasts.

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.

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

The enemy is attacking the capital with ballistic weapons

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

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

Russia used 4 Zircon anti-ship missiles (launch area temporarily occupied Crimea), 22 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, 18 Kh-101 cruise missiles, 2 Iskander-K cruise missiles, 4 guided aviation X-59/69 missiles, and 297 Shahed-type drones for the attack

In the early morning, the enemy attacked with missiles and drones. Russian troops struck Kyiv with ballistic missiles

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