Russia's war in Ukraine
Smoke rises in the sky over the city after a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 26. Gleb Garanich/Reuters
A series of drone and missiles strikes rained down across Ukraine -- and in particular the Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions -- overnight Thursday into Friday, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
The attacks began at 10 p.m. Thursday night and the last one was reported at 5 a.m. the following morning, the Air Force said.
The command reported 17 cruise missiles and 31 “attack drones” and noted that there were strikes in Dnipro and Kharkiv regions using S-300/S-400 missile systems.
In the southeastern city of Dnipro, the head of the regional military administration Serhii Lysak said five cruise missiles and six “Shahed” drones were downed by Ukrainian forces.
"It was such a hard night, it was loud. The enemy massively attacked our region with missiles and drones," he said.
On the damage caused, Lysak said a fire had broken out in a private household and two private enterprises, but were extinguished, while a transportation company, two houses and a car were damaged. A gas station was also affected and an injured employee had received medical treatment.
Kyiv also saw some air attacks across the city. Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv city military administration, posted on Telegram that Tu-95MS strategic bombers from the Caspian Sea area, presumably with Kh-101/Kh-555 missiles, had targeted the city, but all were “detected and destroyed.”
He said in another post shortly after that there was some damage due to falling debris in the Obolon and Shevchenkivskyi districts of the city, but did not cite any casualties.
Some context: The latest round of attacks come as Ukraine has been facing an intensified aerial assault from Russian forces -- providing a key test for its air defense systems.
Source: CNN
