The Russians have started using fewer Kalibr missiles to strike Ukraine, likely due to problems with their production caused by sanctions.
Russia launched a nighttime missile attack, one of the first after a brief lull, using powerful weapons such as hypersonic Kinzhal missiles that are difficult to shoot down in areas lacking effective air defense systems.
Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed 21 of 34 Russian missiles launched overnight in a combined attack, including cruise missiles from strategic bombers, guided missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, and Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea.
Explosions were heard in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine, and an air alert was declared in the region and the city as the Air Force reported the launch of Kinzhal missiles targeting energy facilities.
Ukrainian air defense forces shoot down a Russian Tu-22 strategic bomber and two X-22 cruise missiles fired from it for the first time in response to Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities.
The X-69 missile, which the Russian army allegedly used to hit and destroy the Tripoli thermal power plant, is an improved version of the X-59 with increased range, speed and warhead.
The United States will provide Ukraine with $138 million for critical air defense system upgrades to help maintain Ukraine's air defense effectiveness against Russia's continuous attacks.
Russia's missile strikes on Ukraine's energy system, bombing of Kharkiv, and advances along the front line have raised concerns that Kyiv's military efforts are approaching a critical point due to a severe shortage of ammunition and manpower.
Russia has again used new subsonic X-69 cruise missiles with a range of 400 km, this time to strike the Tripoli thermal power plant, demonstrating their ability to penetrate Ukrainian air defense and the potential for massive strikes from tactical aircraft.
During the massive Russian attack on April 11, 57 of 82 air targets launched, including 18 missiles and 39 attack drones, were shot down.
A MiG-31K fighter jet takes off in Russia, triggering an air alert in all regions of Ukraine due to a potential missile threat.
An air alert has been issued throughout Ukraine due to a missile threat from a Russian MiG-31K aircraft.
In March 2024, the air defense of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 326 enemy aerial reconnaissance and attack vehicles, including 151 Shahed-131/136 drones, 45 Zala drones, 13 Supercam drones, 92 Lancet drones, 21 Orlan-10 drones, and 4 drones of unspecified type.
Since the beginning of 2024, Russia has fired more than 180 missiles and drones toward Kyiv, including 5 Zircon hypersonic missiles, 11 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles, and 6 Iskander ballistic missiles.
According to a spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy is using missiles that it has rarely used before to find weaknesses in our air defense.
Russian forces attacked Lviv region using 11 drones and 2 Kinzhal missiles, damaging critical infrastructure.
84 air targets, including 58 Shahid drones and 26 missiles, were destroyed by Ukrainian air defense systems during a massive Russian missile and drone attack on March 29, 2024.
What ballistic missiles are in the Russian arsenal and what can actually destroy them.
After a month-long hiatus, russia resumed large-scale air strikes on Ukraine, involving at least 10 Tu-95 bombers and MiG-31 fighters, firing more than 20 missiles at Kyiv.
Russia used missiles containing at least 1,500 imported components from conventional countries during today's terrorist attack on Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Every Russian missile attack on Ukraine contains foreign-made components imported through sanctions evasion schemes, underscoring the need for stronger sanctions and accountability measures against those who facilitate Russian aggression.
The morning rocket attack on Kyiv on March 21 was aimed primarily at the facilities of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, but all missiles were successfully shot down by Ukrainian air defense.
Russians shelled the Ochakivska and Kutsurubska communities of Mykolaiv region with artillery and drones, no casualties.
13 people, including a 13-year-old girl, were injured in a massive Russian missile attack on Kyiv using Iskander-M and Kinzhal ballistic missiles and 29 cruise missiles.
Russia fired a Kinzhal hypersonic missile at Kyiv at 5:00 a. m. in response to a meeting of security advisers discussing President Zelensky's peace formula.
A Russian missile attack on Kyiv causes fires, damages buildings and injures 12 people, including a child.
Ukrainian air defense forces successfully destroy two Kinzhal ballistic missiles and 29 cruise missiles during a night attack by Russian strategic bombers.
At night, Kyiv was shelled by Russian Kinzhal missiles, injuring 19 people, 2 of whom were hospitalized, and the rest were treated on the spot in Shevchenkivskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts.
Eight people were injured in a nighttime rocket attack on Kyiv, which set fires in residential and non-residential buildings in several districts of the city.
There were reports of explosions in Kyiv and the region, an air alert was declared, and an X-47M2 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile was launched in the direction of the capital.