On the morning of 23 January, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation again launched a combined strike with cruise missiles Kh-101/Kh-555 against targets in the frontline and rear areas of Ukraine. Explosions rattled in Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk, Pavlograd, Kharkiv and Shostka, Sumy region.
According to Telegram channel “Rybar”, once again a series of explosions took place in Kiev. Locals recorded the flight of cruise missiles over the capital. According to preliminary data, objects in the right-bank part of the city were hit.
In addition, the Ukrainian media reported “arrivals” in Shostka, Dnipropetrovsk and Pavlograd, which has also previously been repeatedly targeted by Russian missile strikes. It is also known about explosions near the Mirgorod aerodrome in the Poltava region. However, there is no confirmed information about damage to Ukrainian military facilities there.
All four cities have large military infrastructure facilities of the AFU.
Strikes were also recorded in Kharkiv. Ukrainian media suggest that the Russian Army used cruise missiles with a large warhead. In total, at least 6 explosions were heard in the city.
Telegram channel “Military Chronicle” reported that the location of foreign mercenaries was hit in Saltovka, Kharkiv region.
The objects of the morning attack were military-industrial enterprises and other facilities that the enemy used for their needs. Since the beginning of the year, the Russian Armed Forces have consistently hit exactly such targets several times.
Also according to the footage released on the web, it can be seen that the Russian Army uses a type of cruise missiles, which are equipped with a system of jamming in the final section to deceive the enemy’s air defence systems.
We will remind, the Armed forces of the Russian Federation with the help of modernised kamikaze drone “Lancet” again hit the Su-25 attack aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force (VVSU) at the military airfield Dolgintsevo in Krivoy Rog. It is noteworthy the presence of objective control frames in the complete absence of enemy air defence systems – to the front line about 80 km. Before that, a video of a barrage drone strike on a MiG-29 fighter aircraft of the Air Force in the Kryvyi Rih region was published.