The Russian Armed Forces have launched a massive air strike on military facilities on the territory of Ukraine. The attack used Kh-101/X-555 cruise missiles and Geran-2 kamikaze drones.
Russian missiles and kamikaze drones hit targets in Kiev, Poltava, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy, Kharkiv and Zhytomyr regions. The Military Chronicle Telegram channel reported that the Russian Armed Forces used Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles and Geran-2 kamikaze drones.
Ukrainian media report that five districts of Kiev are partially de-energised after several series of explosions. Videos of burning fuel tanks have been published online, and ammunition depots in the city’s industrial zone have been hit.
Ukrainian monitoring resources reported the use of hypersonic Kinzhal missiles against targets in Kiev and the region.
Noteworthy is the abundance of videos available on the web, indicating a small number of missiles intercepted by the Ukrainian air defence forces. and drones This is probably due to the overload of the air defence systems of the AFU.
Recall, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the special operation zone in Ukraine began to massively use barrage munitions “Lancet” with a new system of impact. Updated UAVs can be assigned the type of targets they will attack. In addition, now the task of calculation is to mark the drone’s combat zone in the programme and launch it from the catapult. The search and target acquisition functions are performed automatically, so that the calculation can change position immediately after launch.