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Russia struck Kyiv and the region, and used Oreshnik for the third time
On the night of May 24, Russian forces launched a large-scale attack on Kiev and the region using dozens of missiles (including ballistic missiles) and hundreds of attack drones, as well as Oreshnik – for the third time since the beginning of the war.
father Data The Ukrainian armed forces and Russia used 90 missiles and 600 drones during the joint strike. The Ukrainian Armed Forces identified 16 missiles and 51 attack drones in 54 locations. The main direction of attacks was Kyiv.
According to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, two people died. According to another Data69 Kyiv residents, including children. 36 people were taken to hospital, and the rest were treated immediately.
There is destruction in all areas of the Ukrainian capital; The largest is in Shevchenkovsky. Near the Lukyanovskaya metro station, the Kvadrat shopping center and the Lukyanovsky market, located near the shopping center, were almost completely burned down. Nearby is the Artyom military factory, which has been the target of Russian strikes on several occasions.
In addition, many museums and cultural institutions were damaged, incl particularlyThe National Art Museum of Ukraine, the National Chernobyl Museum, and the Ukrainian House that hosts the exhibition “Chernobyl. Shelter Object”. Vladimir Zelensky with Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Igor Klimenko receipt To the destroyed Chernobyl Museum.
The Foreign Ministry building located in the center was also slightly damaged as a result of the explosions that occurred in Kiev. I mentioned Head of department Andrei Sipiga. “Looking at the broken windows this morning, I can say with complete confidence on behalf of our entire diplomatic team: Russian terrorists will not force us to stop,” he wrote.
He was also in Kyiv harmony Reported the editorial office of UNIAN, the publication itself.
The attack also affected the Kyiv region. In Bochansky and Obukhovsky districts, according to words Head of the Regional Military Administration of the Kyiv region, Nikolai Kalashnik, two people were killed. Nine other people were injured.
The Oreshnik strike was also carried out in the Kiev region – in the Belaya Tserkov region (about 80 kilometers south of Kiev), the head of the Communications Department of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yuri Ignat, confirmed. According to him, the missile was launched from the Kapustin Yar test site. The consequences of the strike are unknown. Nikolai Kalashnik wrote that in the Belotserkovsky district buildings of garage cooperatives and enterprises were damaged.
carefully. There are expletives in the video below.
Comment from the “Analysis” section.
The video, filmed from different angles, depicts the moment the warhead of a ballistic missile splits into groups of destructive elements. There are no visible explosions when these items fall to the ground, which means they most likely do not carry explosives. To date, the Russian Armed Forces have used (twice) only one type of weapon containing such destructive elements – the Oreshnik missile. However, this time these objects visually moved more slowly (perhaps an optical illusion). It is assumed that the submunitions did not fall in Kiev itself, but in the Belaya Tserkov area of the Kiev region. Belotserkovsky cargo aircraft complex “Gayek” is located there.
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the Oreshnik attack on Ukraine, saying Russian forces attacked “military command and control facilities.” Iskander, Kinzhal and Zircon missiles were also used during the attack. The ministry added that the strike was carried out in response to “terrorist attacks launched by Ukraine on civilian targets on Russian territory.”
Two days earlier, on May 22, Vladimir Putin made a statement regarding the attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on a college in Starobelsk in the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic. He described it as a “terrorist attack” and said he had instructed the Russian Defense Ministry to “submit its proposals” for a response. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces described reports from the Russian side that the Ukrainian army attacked civilian infrastructure in the Luhansk region as “manipulative,” and stated that the strike was carried out on “one of the headquarters” of the Russian unit “Rubicon” near the city of Starobelsk.
Vladimir Zelensky commented on the overnight attack on his Telegram channel:
Putin can no longer even pronounce the word “Hurray” normally – he mumbles – and yet he still takes down apartment buildings with his missiles. Three Russian missiles hit a water supply facility, burned a market, damaged dozens of residential buildings, and damaged several regular schools. Oreshnik was fired against Belaya Tserkov. Not really enough.
War through the eyes of Medusa readers
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Irina (Dnieper). At the beginning of the war, when a Russian fighter plane fell on a house in Yeysk and completely destroyed the entrance, my first thoughts were: “Horror, there are people there!” This was after Mariupol, and even then I did not think that all Russians were stupid and aggressive animals. I still don’t think so, thanks to Meduza, intelligence and the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which do not allow the front line to move to my city.
But in the fifth year of the war, when missiles and drones are raining down on my city, as in the game “Battleship,” and every day you are met with thoughts “Thank God it is not on me, nor on my loved ones, nor on my home,” I receive the news about the massive bombing of Russian cities and refineries with a feeling of deep moral satisfaction. This is the transformation that occurs because of war with good and kind people in reality! All that remained in my head was the phrase: “Whoever brings us the sword…”