Air defense forces down about 15 russian missiles and 15 drones flying towards Kyiv – Kyiv Administration

On Monday, May 26, russian troops attacked Kyiv with attack drones and missiles of various types, the air defense forces hit about 15 russian missiles and 15 drones.

This is stated in the message of the Kyiv City Military Administration with reference to the statement of the head of the Administration Serhii Popko, the Ukrainian News agency reports.

Popko noted that the combined missile-drone attack on Ukraine began around 3:00 a.m. with the attack of numerous attack drones.

Up to 10 such Shahed drones entered Kyiv from different directions, but the air defense forces destroyed all the enemy drones on the approaches to the city.

Around 5 a.m., the enemy launched 11 Tu-95MS strategic bombers into the sky.

The Navy of Ukraine recorded the launch of 4 Kalibr missile carriers into the sea.

Subsequently, the enemy raised 6 Tu-22m3 strategic bombers into the sky, and later 3 MiG-31K with Kinzhal missiles.

The occupiers also launched ballistic missiles from Crimea and the western regions of russia.

According to preliminary information, infrastructure facilities were the main target of the combined attack using cruise, ballistic, aeroballistic missiles and strike drones.

After complex maneuvers, cruise missiles entered Kyiv in very dense groups from different directions.

"During the attack of these cruise missiles, the enemy launched several ballistic missiles in the direction of the capital in a row, including an aeroballistic Kinzhal. Approximately one and a half dozen missiles were hit by the air defense forces and means (the type and number will be specified by the Air Force in its reports)," Popko said.

He added that the attack with strike UAVs on Kyiv was still ongoing at the moment the report was published.

Air defense soldiers have already destroyed a total of about one and a half dozen enemy drones that were heading for the capital.

According to the information of the operational summary, at the moment there were no destructions or victims in Kyiv.

But due to the missile attack, the Ukrenergo company ordered to introduce emergency power outages.

In connection with this, there were problems with electricity supply in many districts of the capital.

Energy workers are working to restore the supply of electricity in the homes of Kyiv residents.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, 2 energy facilities and more than 20 private houses were damaged in the morning massive attack in the Kyiv Region, and three people were injured.

In the morning in the Kyiv Region, on the approaches to Kyiv, anti-aircraft defense was working during the air alert throughout the territory of Ukraine due to the threat of cruise missile launches from Tu-95MS aircraft of the russian federation.

Later it became known that the Air Defense Forces also worked in Kyiv itself. Points of invincibility are deployed in Kyiv due to emergency blackouts.

In addition, Poland raised Polish and allied aircraft in the sky due to a massive russian missile attack across Ukraine.

15 regions were affected today, August 26, by a massive russian attack, the energy infrastructure was once again the target of russian terrorists.