A total of 81 missiles were used in a “massive attack” on Ukrainian infrastructure, including six Kinzhal ballistic missiles that elude Kyiv’s air defenses, the Ukrainian military said
. “The attack is really large-scale and for the first time using such different types of missiles. We see that this time as many as six Kinzhal were used. This is an attack like I don’t remember seeing before,” Yurii Ihnat, spokesman for the Air Force Command of Ukraine, said on Ukrainian television Thursday. “So far, we have no capabilities to counter these weapons,” he added, referring to the Kinzhals, plus six X-22 air-launched cruise missiles that were also launched by Russian forces.
Several infrastructure facilities and other buildings were hit elsewhere in Ukraine. Rare use of Kinzhal missile The use of such a wide and unpredictable array of weaponry seemingly marks a shift in the Kremlin’s strategy. The Kinzhal, an air-launched variant of the Iskander short-range ballistic missile which has also, more frequently, been used in Ukraine, was unveiled by Putin in 2018 as a cornerstone of a modernized Russian arsenal.
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