Russia's attack on Ukraine on May 24 — first details

The Russians launched a new air attack at 8:30 p.m. on May 23.

The enemy launched strikes on Ukraine using 14 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from the regions of Taganrog, Yeysk, Bryansk — the Russian Federation, and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

The Russian army attacked Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odessa, and Zaporizhia regions.

What is important to understand is that the main direction of the enemy attack is the capital of Ukraine, the city of Kyiv.

Aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine were involved in the destruction of enemy targets.

As of 8:30 a.m., air defenses shot down 6 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles (Kyiv) and neutralized 245 enemy Shahed UAVs (other types of drones) in the east, north, south, and center of the country. 128 were shot down by fire weapons, 117 were lost/suppressed by electronic warfare (EW) (without negative consequences).

The Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odessa, Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Zaporizhia regions came under new enemy attacks.