Ukraine under attack, Russia uses Tu-95 planes to launch cruise missiles
Ukraine under Russian missile attack (Photo: Getty Images)
The Russian army is attacking Ukraine with cruise missiles launched from Tu-95MS strategic bombers, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
“A group of cruise missiles is moving over the Chernihiv region toward Nizhyn,” the military reported at 05:45 Kyiv time.
Updated 05:52
Groups of cruise missiles are moving:
- passing Priluky toward the Kyiv region;
- from Kherson toward the Mykolaiv region.
At 05:57 Kyiv time, several groups of missiles were moving toward Zolotonosha (Cherkasy region).
New missile groups are also being detected entering over Okhtyrka toward the Poltava region.
According to monitoring sources, there are about 20 missiles currently in Ukraine’s airspace, with more continuously entering.
Updated 06:03
Cruise missiles are near Zolotonosha/Kaniv, heading west.
Ukraine under massive Russian attack
On the night of October 5, Russian forces launched drones and cruise missiles, including Kalibr and Kh-101 types, from strategic aviation toward Ukraine.
From the evening of October 4, the enemy deployed dozens of strike drones against Ukraine.
Within a few hours, the country was attacked by Kalibr missiles from the Black Sea.
Russia also launched missiles from Tu-95MS strategic bombers.
For a detailed report on the consequences of this large-scale combined strike, read the article by RBC-Ukraine.
