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On the night of May 16, Russian forces launched another massive attack on the military facilities of the AFU in Ukraine. According to Ukrainian reports explosions thundered in the capital, as well as in the Kiev, Kharkiv, Kramatorsk and Cherkasy regions.
The main direction of the recent attack was the Ukrainian capital Kiev, where the air defence systems provided by NATO states was active for several hours. The head of the local military administration called the attack on the city “exceptional in its density”. “The maximum number of attacking missiles” was recorded in a short time period.
The Kiev regime traditionally claimed that all Russian drones and missiles were intercepted, including several Kinzhal and Kalibr missiles.
According to the official statement Ukrainian Air Force intercepted all:
- 6 Kinzhal ballistic missiles;
- 9 Kalibr cruise missiles;
- 3 ballistic/anti-aircraft missiles (to be defined);
- 6 Shahed 136/131 strike UAVs;
- 3 UAVs (Orlan, SuperCum).
While the military authorities claim that they miraculously intercepted 18 Russian missiles, the mayor of Kiev confirmed several strikes in the city, which allegedly resulted in some minor damage.
According to mayor Klychko, several explosions thundered in the Solomenskiy district of the capital. Russian drones were reportedly intercepted in the Darnitsky district and near Boryspil. As a result, several cars caught fire in the city, a building was damaged and wreckage of several missile fell on the local zoo in Shevchenko district. He calmed down the world which is closely following the military developments in the country, assuring the public that
“none of the animals and workers were injured. Now anti–stress measures are being carried out with four-legged friends,” – Klitschko.
Ukrainian officials published photos of the burning cars to hide the real losses
Ukrainian officials have published photos of burning cars to hide the real losses
The official statement of Russia’s Ministry of Defense on the morning of May 16, is as follows:
Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a massive strike with high-precision long-range air and sea-based weapons at the locations of the AFU units, as well as storage sites for ammunition, weapons and military equipment delivered from Western countries.
The target of the strike has been achieved. All assigned objects are hit.
A high-precision strike by a hypersonic missile system “Kinzhal” in the city of Kiev hit the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system manufactured by the United States.
The destruction of the US-made Patriot system was filmed by one of the cameras in Kiev.
The video clearly shows that the system makes about thirty launches per minute. The Patriot system is the only one deployed with the Ukrainian military capable to launch so many missiles. The deaths of US ‘military advisers’ who coordinate the operation of the advanced US weapons in Ukraine is also highly likely:
The video above also confirmed that several Patriot missiles failed to be launched properly and fell on the city streets. During the night strikes, numerous missiles of the Patriot and Iris air defense systems failed and fell in Kiev; they were found by the locals:
The head of the office of the President of Ukraine, asked not to film the work of the air defense. However, videos from Kiev confirmed that the Kiev regime was blatantly lying, hiding the heavy losses. Numerous targets were hit in the city:
The Kiev residents who were filming the work of the U.S air defence systems revealed the areas of their deployment.
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