All missiles have disappeared.

MiG-31Ks are airborne again

3 in total. Launch maneuvers were carried out.

2 Kinzhals on Chernihiv Oblast

Flying further to Kyiv Oblast

3 in total. Flying one after another.

2 Kinzhals to Shepetivka, Khmelnytskyi Oblast.
1 Kinzhal to Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast.

50 km from Shepetivka

Correction: 2 past Hostomel, not 1

2 Kinzhals are flying further to Burshtyn, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.

Explosions in Shepetivka, Khmelnytskyi Oblast.

The remaining 2 Tu-95MS carried out launch maneuvers from Arkhangelsk Oblast.

If these are real, they should enter Ukrainian airspace in the next 70-100 minutes.

These launches were likely simulated, meaning that the missile attack (or at least most of it) is now over. More than 30 missiles of various types were used. I will publish a full report + the consequences later on.

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Last night and this morning, another large-scale, combined Russian missile and drone attack was carried out on Ukraine.

Missiles launched:

~14 Kh-101 cruise missiles launched from 7 Tu-95MS strategic bombers at their launch lines in southern Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.

~6 Kh-101 cruise missiles launched from 3 Tu-95MS strategic bombers at their launch lines in Kalachyovksy District, Volgograd Oblast.

~10 Kh-101 cruise missiles launched from 2 Tu-160M strategic bombers at their launch lines in southern Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.

~4 Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles launched from 4 MiG-31K fighters at their launch lines in the vicinity of Lipetsk City, Lipetsk Oblast.

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Ukrainian air defence work:

As of the time of writing, Ukrainian air defence is confirmed to have intercepted at least 9 Kh-101 cruise missiles.
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The main targets for this strike were Ukrainian energy infrastructure. The following was targeted:

"Zhytomyr" 330 kV electrical substation, Zhytomyr Oblast (50.29100, 28.69980) by ~5 Kh-101s.

"Shepetivka" 330 kV electrical substation, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (50.14639, 27.0579) by ~9 Kh-101s and ~4 Kinzhals.

Unknown target in southern Khmelnytskyi Oblast by ~5 Kh-101s

Unknown target near the Ivano-Frankivsk - Ternopil border by ~5 Kh-101s

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Keep in mind, the numbers of missiles launched may be slightly higher than what I've listed, as the number of missiles detected is often lower than actual launches.

Smoke was seen rising over Zhytomyr city following a series of Russian Kh-101 cruise missile strikes this morning.

The strikes targeted the city's 330 kV electrical substation, resulting in widespread power outages.

In the Hulyaipole direction, Russian forces continued their offensive and have made significant progress over the last few days.

Following a brief partial-stabilisation of the situation, Russian forces intensified their assault operations once again and collapsed the northern section of Ukraine's defence. They repelled the most recent Ukrainian counterattacks north of the Haichur River which were aimed at expanding their bridgehead and began pushing back from the area of the agricultural buildings, eventually eliminating Ukraine's bridgehead altogether.

From there, building on their momentum, Russian forces crossed the Haichur River into the western part of Hulyaipole, establishing a foothold on Travnya 1st street in the area of the school and the intersection with Michurina Street. The bridgehead was subsequently connected with the older bridgehead to the northwest, forming a solid front against Ukrainian defences in the western part of the city.

These attacks across the Haichur River were done in coordination with assault operations in the city centre. Russian forces advanced from their bridgehead in the area of the hospital complex and captured the local high school, the police station, and the district museum. Once these main strongpoints were taken, they pushed further northwest to Luhova Street and linked up with the larger bridgehead in the western part of the city. They also further expanded their zone of control in the city centre, capturing additional 3-story apartment buildings and the city's administrative building. Attacks are now underway on the western part of the city centre in the direction of the northeastern edge of the Ukrainian stronghold in the high-rise blocks.

To the south, Russian forces managed to eliminate the Ukrainian pocket in the eastern part of Hulyaipole. It's unclear how many soldiers managed to escape the operational encirclement. From there, they captured rest of the southern low-rise residential streets, while other forces managed to consolidate in at least 9 high-rise buildings of the main stronghold. Additionally, the earlier Ukrainian counterattacks west of the high-rise blocks were repelled, however Russian progress has significantly slowed here.

+ ~4.12 km² in favour of Russia.

In the Hulyaipole and Pokrovs'ke directions, Russian forces have intensified their assault operations, making significant progress over the last week.

In the north, following weeks of DRG infiltrations under the cover of fog and poor weather conditions, ordinary assault groups began taking up positions in multiple villages. Russian forces managed to consolidate in the remaining treelines and forested areas east of the Haichur and south of the Yanchur Rivers, which they used to accumulate in before crossing the Haichur River, infiltrating and quickly establishing control over the village of Pishchane.

Other forces advanced west along the northern bank of the Yanchur River from the area of the Hulyaipole - Pokrovs'ke highway and captured the village of Ostapivske and the surrounding treelines. Other forces improved their positions southwest of Vidradne, capturing new treeline positions. From there, they pushed north from Ostapivske to the neighbouring village of Andriivka and consolidated in its southern streets. Assault operations were then carried out further north, allowing for the Russians to bring most of the settlement under their control. Fighting continues for the northern streets, which remain in the grey-zone.

In the south, following earlier infiltrations, Russian forces managed to consolidate in the treelines across the Haichur River west of Nove Zaporizhzhya. Other assault groups continued expanding their main bridgehead by advancing further north and linked up with this smaller bridgehead west of Nove Zaporizhzhya.

+ ~24.33 km² in favour of Russia.