Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 55 missiles and 549 drones, while 16 missiles and 51 drones struck 54 locations across Ukraine.
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Ukrainian air defenses downed 55 missiles and 549 drones, with debris falling on 23 locations.
Interception rates were 91.5% for drones, 36.7% for Iskander-M/S-300 missiles, and 81.5% for cruise missiles.
Units of the State Emergency Service, National Police, and municipal services conducted debris clearance and emergency response operations at strike sites.
Air defense neutralized 55 missiles and 549 Russian drones launched from the evening of May 23.
Ukrainian radar operators detected a total of 690 concurrent aerial assault weapons tracking through domestic airspace, comprising 90 missiles of varying classifications and 600 strike drones.
Beyond the single Oreshnik platform, the Kremlin deployed two MiG-31K-launched Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles from Lipetsk alongside three 3M22 Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missiles fired from mobile launchers in occupied Crimea and the Kursk region.
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