[59921] Unprecedented aerial attack on Kyiv: Russia launched hundreds of missiles and drones
[59921] Unprecedented aerial attack on Kyiv: Russia launched hundreds of missiles and drones
Russia has launched the most massive aerial attack since the beginning of the war, with hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles directed primarily at Kyiv; air defense systems intercepted hundreds of targets, but civilian casualties and damage were reported.
Large-scale aerial attack on Ukraine
On the night between May 13 and 14, 2026, Ukraine experienced one of the most massive combined aerial attacks since the beginning of the war. According to reports from Повітряні Сили ЗС України / Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian forces launched no fewer than 731 aerial targets, including 56 missiles of various types and 675 attack drones, with the main target being the capital city of Kyiv.
Повітряні Сили stated that air defense systems, with the assistance of electronic warfare units and mobile fire groups, managed to intercept or neutralize 693 targets, including 41 missiles and 652 unmanned aerial vehicles. Despite the interception successes, impacts were recorded at 24 different locations, and debris fell at 18 additional sites.
Local channels such as Труха⚡️Київ and Київ ІНФО reported live on a series of explosions that were heard throughout Kyiv throughout the night. According to reports from Klitschko, falling debris caused fires in residential buildings, parking lots, and damage to civilian infrastructure, including hits to residential buildings in the Darnytskyi and Solomianskyi districts.
President Zelensky addressed the event and noted that these are "actions that do not indicate someone who thinks the war is about to end." In other cities such as Kharkiv, Odesa, and Kremenchuk, reports of hits to critical infrastructure and residential areas were received, which resulted in casualties. According to updated data from Цензор.НЕТ, at least two people were killed and dozens injured in the capital alone.
Sources associated with Труха⚡️Україна and Всевидящее ОКО emphasized the intensity of the attack, noting that tactics were used combining waves of "Shahed," "Gerbera," and "Italmas" drones along with barrages of ballistic and cruise missiles designed to exhaust Kyiv's defense systems.