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Missile event in Khmelnytskyi, Starokostyantyniv Airbase area, Ukraine on Sun 24th May 2026

24th May 2026

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Last night and this morning, another large-scale, combined Russian missile and drone attack was carried out on Ukraine.

Missiles launched:

~20 Kh-101 cruise missiles launched from 4 Tu-95MS strategic bombers at their launch lines over western Kostroma Oblast.

~20 Iskander-K cruise missiles launched from OTRK installations in eastern Bryansk Oblast.

~18 Kalibr cruise missiles launched from 3 surface-carriers at Novorossiysk Naval Base, Krasnodar Krai.

~16 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles launched from OTRK installations near Klintsy, Bryansk Oblast.

~10 Iskander-K cruise missiles launched from OTRK installations in northern Kursk Oblast.

~6 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles launched from OTRK installations near Pochep, Bryansk Oblast.

~6 Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles launched from ground-based installations in western Crimea.

~5 Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles launched from 5 MiG-31K fighters at their launch lines over eastern Tambov Oblast.

~4 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles launched from OTRK installations in northern Kursk Oblast.

~2 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles launched from OTRK installation(s) near Liski, Voronezh Oblast.

~2 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles launched from OTRK installation(s) in Crimea.

~2 Oreshnik Intermediate-range ballistic missiles launched from the Kapustin Yar Testing Ground, Astrakhan Oblast.

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Total missiles launched:

~30 Iskander-K cruise missiles

~30 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles

~20 Kh-101 cruise missiles

~18 Kalibr cruise missiles

~6 Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles

~5 Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles

~2 Oreshnik Intermediate-range ballistic missiles

~111 missiles in total.

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Ukrainian air defence work:

As of the time of writing, it appears that Ukrainian air defence was able to intercept at least 8 Kalibrs, 6 Iskander-M/S-400s, 5 Kh-101s, and 5 Iskander-Ks (minimum 24 interceptions in total).

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The main targets for this strike was Ukrainian defence industries in Kyiv. The following was targeted:

- "Artem" Defence Plant in Kyiv (50.46181, 30.48462)

- Podilskyi District SBU Office in Kyiv (50.46565, 30.51485).

- Something at/near the ship Repair depot in Kyiv (50.48148, 30.51604).

- Former "Radical" chemical plant in Kyiv (50.45474, 30.65312).

- Multiple targets at the Darnytsky Industrial Zone in Kyiv (50.42763, 30.69182).

- "Analitprylad" Plant in Kyiv (50.45175, 30.42651).

- Former "Rele i Avtomatyky" Plant in Kyiv (50.44858, 30.42187).

- "Lagoda" Business Park" in Kyiv (50.4444, 30.4529).

- "ATB" warehouse in Sviatopetrivske, Kyiv Oblast (50.38514, 30.29535).

- "Chaika" logistics company warehouse in Chaiky, Kyiv Oblast (50.44001, 30.30379).

- Starokostyantyniv Airbase, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (50.42763, 30.69182).

- Unknown target near Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast (possibly Kanatove Airbase).

- Unknown target in southern Zhytomyr Oblast.

- Unknown target in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv Oblast.

- Unknown target near Mayaky, Odesa Oblast.

- Unknown target in northwestern Poltava Oblast.

- Unknown target south of Dnipro.

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