Russian forces launched a large-scale missile and drone strike against Ukraine overnight on May 23-24, including an Oreshnik IRBM, Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, Zircon hypersonic missiles, Iskander-M ballistic missiles, S-300 surface-to-air missiles, cruise missiles, and hundreds of drones, heavily targeting Kyiv City.
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Russian forces launched 90 missiles and 600 drones against Ukraine, including one IRBM (likely Oreshnik), two Kinzhal, three Zircon, 30 Iskander-M/S-300, 54 cruise missiles, and 600 drones.
Russian forces used an Oreshnik against Kyiv City for the first time, firing a strike with six submunition clusters of MIRVs containing kinetic rods.
On the night of 23-24 May, Russian forces carried out a large-scale combined strike on Ukraine using 90 missiles and 600 drones of various types, including an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile.
Russia launched hundreds of aerial weapons including ballistic and cruise missiles and drones against Ukrainian cities and regions during the night of May 23-24.
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