The Russian side informs that it carried out a retaliatory attack in connection with attacks of a terrorist nature of the Ukrainian side including an attack on boarding in Starobielsk in which 21 children aged 14-18 were killed.
The details and effects of the information war are contradictory, hence the post will consist of respective parts:
Information of Polish media:
TVP 24.05.2026 published a message updated at 20.00:
"Mer Kiev Vitali Klikko reported on Sunday afternoon that 2 people died as a consequence of Russian attacks in his city and 77 people were injured, including 2 children. A full of at least 4 people died in a massive attack on the country utilizing 600 drones and 90 missiles.
Minister of Culture of Ukraine Tetiana Berezhna reported that Russian missiles damaged a number of historical buildings and cultural objects. Among the victims were: the National Museum of Art of Ukraine, the Chernobyl Museum, the National Philharmonic of Ukraine, the National Academy of Music of Ukraine, the National Library of Ukraine named after Jarosław the Wise and the Kiev Opera.
As a consequence of the Russian nightly attacks on Kiev, a studio of German public broadcaster ARD in the Ukrainian capital was severely damaged and partially destroyed. The German Society of Journalists condemned Russia".
Communication from the Ukrainian Air Force:
"On the night of 24 to 25 May (from 18:00 p.m. on 23 May), the enemy began a massed, combined attack on Ukraine, utilizing unmanned aircraft, air, sea and ground-based rockets.
The main direction of the attack is Kiev. In total, Air Force radiotechnic troops recorded 690 air raid measures – 90 rockets and 600 unmanned aircraft of various types:
– 1 mid-range ballistic rocket (starting site – Kapustin Jar, Astrachan region, Russia);
– 2 Ch-47M2 Kindzarz Aerobalistic rockets (start site – July region, Russia);
– 3 anti-ship missiles 3M22 Circus (starting site – TOT AR Crimea, kursy circuit, Russia);
– 30 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles (Briansk, Kursk, TOT AR Crimea launchers);
– 54 Ch-101/Iskander-K/Kalibr maneuvering missiles (vologda launchers, course circuit, Russian Federation, Black Sea waters);
– 600 unmanned aircraft of the kind Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas, Banerol-circulating ammunition, Parody-type simulation drones (from directions: Briansk, Kursk, Orel, Millerowo, Primorsko-Achtarsk – Russian Federation, Guards, Chad, TOT AR Crimea).
The air strike was repulsed by the air force, anti-aircraft rocket defence troops, electronic combat units and unmanned systems, and mobile defence forces groups of Ukraine.
According to preliminary data, at 9.30 a.m. anti-aircraft defence systems shot down/shot down 604 targets – 55 missiles and 549 drones of different types:
– 11 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles;
– 44 Ch-101/Iskander-K/Kalibr maneuvering missiles;
– 549 enemy unmanned aircraft of different types.
In addition, 19 enemy missiles are improbable to scope the target, information is explained, possible crash sites are determined. According to preliminary information, at 9.30 p.m., 16 missiles and 51 drone strikers were reported to have hit 54 locations, as well as a fall (fragments) of unmanned aircraft shot down in 23 locations. The attack is ongoing! respective hit unmanned aircraft in Ukrainian airspace. Don't ignore the alarm.
Тримаймо небо!
Разом – до перемоги!”
Russian analysis service OSINT RYBAR
"Russian forces carried out a series of attacks utilizing a wide scope of weapons for enemy purposes in east and central regions of alleged Ukraine. Most attacks were directed in Kiev, where industrial plants, warehouses and administrative buildings were destroyed. For the first time in the past of Military Operation, 2 mid-range ballistic missiles were simultaneously fired: the missiles hit targets in the White Church and on the front line in the Druzkovka.”
Information of the English analytical service OSINT AMPK Mapping:
"Another large-scale combined Russian missile-dron attack was carried out on Ukraine last night and this morning.
Missiles fired:
~20 maneuvering missiles Ch-101 launched with 4 Tu-95MS strategical bombers from the runways over the western Kestrome circuit.
~20 Iskander-K manoeuvring missiles were fired from the OTRK installation in the east Brian Oblast.
~18 missiles maneuvering 3M54 Calibrs launched from 3 Black Sea Fleet ships close the fresh Russian naval base in Krasnodarsk.
~16 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles were fired from the OTRK installation close Klince in the Briansk Oblast.
~10 Iskander-K manoeuvring missiles were fired from the OTRK installation in the northern Kursk Oblast.
~6 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles fired from the OTRK installation close Powiad in the Brian region.
~6 hypersonic projectiles maneuvering 3M22 Circonia launched from ground installations in the western part of Crimea.
~5 Ch-47M2 hypersonic aerodynamic missiles Kinjal launched from 5 MiG-31K fighters on the starting lines over the east Tambov circuit.
~4 Iskander-M ballistic missiles launched from the OTRK installation in the northern part of the Kursk circuit.
~2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles fired from the OTRK installation close Liski in the Vorone Region.
~2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles launched from the OTRK installation in Crimea.
~2 mid-range RS-26 ballistic missiles Oresznik launched from the Kapustin Jar camp in the Astrakhan Oblast.
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Total number of missiles fired:
~30 Iskander-K maneuvering missiles
~30 Iskander-M ballistic missiles/
~20 Ch-101 maneuvering missiles
~18 Calibr maneuvering missiles
~6 hypersonic projectiles maneuvering the Circus
~5 hypersonic Aerobalistic Missiles Kindzarz
~2 mid-range ballistic missiles
Total ~111 rocket missiles
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Ukrainian Air Defense:
At the time of writing this text, the Ukrainian air defence captured at least 8 Calibrians, 6 Iskanders-, 5 Ch-101 and 5 Iskanders-K (a full of at least 24 interceptions).
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The main objectives of this attack were Ukrainian armament plants in Kiev. The following objects have been selected:
– “Artem” Defence Plants in Kiev
– Podolski Regional Building Safety Office in Kiev
– Facility in/near the ship repair base in Kiev
– erstwhile Chemical Plant “Radical” in Kiev (50.45474,
– Many goals in the Darnica Industrial region in Kiev
– Analitprilad plant in Kiev.
– erstwhile “Rele and Intomatics” Plant in Kiev
– “Lagoda” Business Park in Kiev
– “ATB” magazine in Święt Pietrovsk, Kiev Region
– Magazine of logistics company “Czaika” in Czajki, Kiev Region
– Starokostyntine Air Base, hop district
– Unknown mark close Kropywnicki, Kirovograd region (probably Kanate Air Base).
– Unknown mark in the confederate rye region.
– Unknown mark in the White Church in the Kiev Oblast.
– Unknown mark close the Majaks in Odsk Oblast.
– Unknown mark in the Northwest Poltava region.
– Unknown destination south of Dnieper.”
Based on NASA's U.S. satellite data, there were large fires:
– White Church Air Base – which the Russians attacked with a ballistic rocket RS-26 Oriesznik
– Electronic plants Artie in Kiev
– Command of the Ukrainian Army Land Forces – additionally confirmed by the film
– immense fires in the Darnicki Industrial territory in Kiev
– Fires at the “Analitprilad” and erstwhile “Rele and Intomatics” plants in Kiev
– “ATB” magazine on the western outskirts of Kiev
– Konstantin Air Base
– in the Podilski territory in Kiev fire of the safety building (SBU)
– oil pumping station close Poltava
Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems defending Kiev were resaturated and massed by Russians, a coordinated ballistic, hypersonic rocket attack, and maneuverers mostly breached flagrant targets.
It has been confirmed that RS-26 strategy sub-missiles are unshootable, as are the hypersonic 3M22 zirconia.
Krzysztof Podgórski
photo profile X W. Zelenski
