On the night of Thursday, March 21, the russian federation launched another massive combined missile attack. During this attack 29 cruise missiles of the Kh-101 and Kh-555 types were launched from 11 Tu-95MS strategic bombers. russian terrorists had been preparing this missile attack for 35 days, after the previous attack on Kyiv on February 15.
The main target of the strikes was the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv. As the cruise missiles approached the capital around 5 a.m., russians launched two Iskander ballistic missiles or Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched ballistic missile. However, as a result of the actions of the Ukrainian Air Defense Forces, all russian missiles were shot down.
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At the same time, some missiles were shot down within the city, causing damage on the ground. According to the Kyiv City State Administration, several living blocks were damaged, with windows smashed out by the blast wave, an electrical substation, several cars, as well as a private house caught fire.
One of the warheads of the damaged missiles fell right between residential buildings, leaving a huge crater. At the time of publication, 13 people are known to have been injured.
The data on destructions and victims are being updated.
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