Preliminary information indicates that the launch maneuver was carried out by all 8 Tu-95 aircraft.

Air raid alerts were declared across the eastern half of Ukraine.

A total of 13 Tu-95s are now airborne.

The other 5 Tu-95s are also moving in the direction of the Caspian Sea, but have not yet conducted launch maneuvers.

MiG-31K airborne.

Some Ukrainian channels report 3 took off.

Confirmed

A 4th MiG-31K took off.

3 Tu-22s are reportedly airborne.

6 now

This could well be the largest missile attack on Ukraine since the beginning of the war.

Threat of Ballistics from the northeast.

Kinzhal launches reported

2 of them

Kinzhals in the direction of Kyiv.

Ukrainian channels clarified that their launches were not confirmed

8 MiG-31Ks airborne

False alarm for kinzhal launches

All 13 Tu-95s are reportedly turning back to their home airbases.

No missiles have been recorded in the airspace of Ukraine. These may have been simulated launches.

Another launch maneuver was reported near Astrakhan.