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On the night of May 26, the Russian military launched a massive combined attack on the Ukrainian military facilities across Ukraine. In total, the Ukrainian military in the rear regions came under at least two massive waves of attacks. According to local reports, the targets included only military facilities in Ukraine.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine traditionally reported that Ukrainian air defense allegedly repelled the night attack. According to the report, the Ukrainian air defense forces shot down all targets, except hypersonic Kinzhal missiles. The Air Force claims to have shot down 12 X-101 missiles and 31 Geran UAVs. Based on these data, only two Dagger missiles hit the targets. However, the official reports by the Ukrainian military rarely correspond to reality.
The attack reportedly began at about 3 a.m. local time. The first wave of drone strikes targeted western central and southern regions. Russian Geran UAVs destroyed targets in the Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnitsky, Poltava, Cherkasy and Odessa regions.
Cruise missiles launched by a dozen TU-95MS and TU-22M3 missile carriers and MiG-31 with Kinzhal missiles hit targets in the Khmelnitsky, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Ternopil, Kirovograd, Ivano-Frankivsk and Kiev regions. One of the targets was the Starokonstantinov military airfield near the city of Khmelnitsky. It was reportedly struck by kamikaze UAVs, Kinzhal (Dagger) and X-101 missiles. The Starokonstantinov airfield, where the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force and Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missile carriers were based, was subjected to the most intense strikes last night. The airfield has suffered heavy damage.
According to unconfirmed reports, other targets hit last night could be the Ivano-Frankivsk airfield, where the 114th tactical aviation brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force is based, as well as the Vinnytsia airfield, where the 456th transport brigade is based. The airfield in Vinnytsia previously came under several heavy attacks.
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Another missile strike that was likely launched in the daytime destroyed facilities at the Zaporozhye airport used by the Ukrainian military. The air harbor has not been used for civil purposes since February 2022. As a result of the attack, the building where the Ukrainian military most likely stored ammunition was destroyed.
