Kiev (EFE) since the beginning of the war.
“At about 3:30 a.m. on May 16, 2023, the Russian invaders have attacked Ukraine from the north, south and east with 18 missiles of various types, from land, sea and air,” says the report published on Tuesday by the Ukrainian Air Force.
“The 18 missiles were destroyed by the troops and air defense systems of the Air Force,” the note reads.
Although the Air Force has not specified the area of the country where these missiles were destroyed, strong explosions were heard in the center of kyiv at the time mentioned in the report.
In addition to the missiles, Russia last night launched nine drones against Ukrainian territory that were also destroyed by Ukrainian defenses.
As detailed in the note, the “six Kninzhal aeroballistic missiles were launched from six MiG-31K aircraft. Until it received the first Patriot missile systems from the Netherlands, Germany and the US this April, Ukraine had no ability to intercept this type of supersonic missile.
According to the Ukrainian military, kyiv first shot down a Kinzhal (which means ‘dagger’ in Russian) in early May.
The nine Kalibr cruise missiles were fired from ships positioned in the Black Sea, while the S-400 and Iskander-M ballistic missiles were launched from land.
Russia launches a new attack on kyiv of great intensity that causes at least 3 injuries
Russia has stepped up missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities far from the front lines in recent days, presumably to force Kiev to use up ammunition from its most modern anti-aircraft systems.
The Russian Army launched a new attack on Kiev last morning, the eighth so far this month, which caused at least three injuries and which, according to the authorities, had an “exceptional intensity”.
“The eighth air strike on kyiv since the beginning of May! This time, the enemy launched a complex attack from different points simultaneously, using UAVs, cruise missiles and probably ballistic missiles,” Serhiy Popko, head of Kiev’s Military Administration, said Tuesday.
The new bombing occurs after the return to the country of the Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenski, who has carried out an international tour in recent days that has led him to visit Italy, the Vatican, Germany and the United Kingdom in search of political and military support. to defend against the Russian invasion.