Russian troops launch 15 missile attacks on Kyiv

Russian troops launched a missile strike against Kyiv tonight, May 9. Air defence forces destroyed all enemy targets.

This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the Telegram of the Kyiv City Military Administration (KCMA).

"The night attack was carried out by four Tu-95MS strategic bombers from the Caspian Sea area. The day before, the occupiers deliberately engaged a record number of Shahed, in order to identify and maximally deplete the air defence of Kyiv," the KCMA said in the message.

It is reported that the cruise missiles fired, most probably of the X-101 (X-555) type, did not reach their targets. According to preliminary information, in the airspace around Kyiv, about half a dozen Russian air targets were detected and destroyed, but no hits were made.

It is noted that Russian troops also launched a missile strike against Kyiv on May 9 in the morning. According to preliminary reports, the falling debris caused a fire in a private house in the Holosiivskyi district of the capital.