Last night, Tu-95MS long-range strategic bombers launched a massive missile attack on Ukrainian military installations. Judging by the targets hit, the Russian Aerospace Forces thwarted the expected counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
According to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the strike was carried out in two waves of launches, with at least 15 strategic bombers involved in the second wave. According to the Ukrainian authorities, 95% of the missiles and kamikaze drones were shot down by the air defense, but images of the scene contradict this data.
Explosions sounded in the regions of Nikolaev, Odessa, Poltava, Sumy and Kyiv. It was strongest in Pavlograd, Dnepropetrovsk region. According to preliminary data, X-101 missiles flew over the railway junction, where the enemy stored equipment and ammunition for offensive operations.
As a result of the attack on Pavlograd, at least two divisions (16 launchers) of the S-300 air defense systems were destroyed. In addition, Russian bombers managed to destroy reserve ammunition supply vehicles. The Pavlograd railway junction was actively used by the Ukrainian army for the transfer of reserves to Kramatorsk, Slavyansk and Artemovsk (Bakhmut).
In addition to the bombers, the UAV-kamikaze “Geran” worked at night at the facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. These drones carried out strikes on enemy positions in the Kharkiv region. According to reports, targets were hit in the settlements of Bely Kolodez, Glushkovka and Kurilovka, from where Ukrainian militants attacked civilians in the Belgorod region.
No power cuts were reported in the areas of arrival of Russian missiles and drones. This suggests that the priority targets were enemy military installations intended for a future counter-offensive.
Photos used: bombers of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
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