The Russians have launched another missile attack on Ukraine. During the night of November 21, six Tu-95MS bombers were in the air, capable of launching X-101 cruise missiles. Additionally, earlier that morning, the enemy shelled Dnipro with ballistic missiles, and explosions were heard in the city.
The Air Forces reported the threat of an attack, confirming the number of Tu-95MS and the potential launches. Moreover, the enemy attacked Dnipro in the morning with ballistic missiles of an unspecified type from the Voronezh region and "Kinzhal" missiles from the Astrakhan region, where MiG-31K were flying. Due to the ballistic threat, an alert was declared across the entire country.
08:16 The air alert has been lifted in the regions. The threat remains for Luhansk and part of Kharkiv regions, as well as the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
07:40 Emergency power outages were implemented in Chernivtsi, Zhytomyr, Poltava, and Sumy regions. Emergency power cuts also occurred in Kyiv and the surrounding area.
07:37 In Dnipro, due to enemy actions, there is damage to an industrial enterprise, with two fires reported. This information was provided by the head of the regional military administration, Serhiy Lysak.
07:20 Missile reconnaissance is underway. The remaining X-101 missiles have been locally lost and may have been shot down.
07:15 Strong explosions were reported in Kremenchuk in the Dnipropetrovsk region and in Dnipro, while Kryvyi Rih was attacked with ballistic missiles from Crimea.
07:10 Preliminary reports indicate that four X-101 missiles are heading towards Kamianske, Kremenchuk, and Dnipro.
07:05 Explosions were heard in Poltava region. The course of the cruise missiles is directed towards Dnipropetrovsk, which was shelled with ballistic missiles that morning.
06:55 Preliminary reports suggest that eight X-101 missiles are in Ukraine's airspace. They are currently heading towards Poltava region.
06:45 Missiles are heading towards Kyiv, posing a threat of a missile attack on the Ukrainian capital.
06:40 The first cruise missiles have been detected in Chernihiv region. There is also a threat of launches from sea-based missiles.
On November 17, the Russians attacked several regions of our country. Explosions were heard in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Lviv, Poltava, and even in Prykarpattia. There are reports of casualties and injuries in several regions.
In the capital, four districts were affected, with some missiles successfully intercepted, including "Kinzhal" and "Tsirkon." Emergency services are working to restore damaged infrastructure and ensure electricity and heat supply. According to the spokesperson for the Kyiv City Military Administration, this attack was the most powerful in the last three months (since August 26).
A massive missile attack lasted for 2 hours, while the drone attack continued for over 10 hours. The Russian Federation used 120 missiles and 90 drones, with air defense successfully intercepting over 140 targets, as reported by the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This includes 102 missiles and 42 drones. Among them were one Tsirkon missile, seven aeroballistic Kinzhal missiles, 85 X-101 and Kalibr cruise missiles, four X-22 or X-31P missiles, and five guided aviation missiles X-59/69.