Kyiv is taking a massive ballistic missile pounding tonight, with authorities confirming new launches are possible and urging everyone to stay deep in shelters…
AFP journalists on the ground report heavy, repetitive explosions shaking the city as air defenses try to intercept the incoming swarm…
The attack follows a full day of Russian drone strikes that hit infrastructure across the country, killing civilians in Sumy and Kherson…
Intelligence warnings about an impending major assault have unfortunately proven dead accurate; the city is effectively locked down under air-raid sirens…
Officials are calling it a “mass” strike, suggesting Moscow is using a coordinated multi-wave approach to exhaust local defense capabilities…
There’s no word yet on the specific target list, but the sheer intensity of the blasts suggests vital city infrastructure is the main objective…
This is the second major escalation in 24 hours, and the speed at which this developed has caught everyone off guard…
⚡️ MASSIVE EXPLOSIONS in Kiev pic.twitter.com/ELE7XxyTQz
— RT (@RT_com) May 23, 2026
US Embassy in Ukraine warns Americans of ‘SIGNIFICANT AIR ATTACK’
‘Any time over next 24 hours’
REMINDER: Ukraine’s been bombing Russian CIVILIANS — Putin’s vowed ‘Defense Ministry will also be making its RESPONSE’ pic.twitter.com/lUAaKmd1wn
— RT (@RT_com) May 23, 2026
🇺🇦🇷🇺 Zelensky is warning of an incoming Russian combined strike on Ukraine, including Kyiv, potentially involving the Oreshnik hypersonic missile.
Ukraine's military intelligence says the warning came directly from American and European partners. Oreshnik travels at Mach 10. No… https://t.co/G3WmoRiSJP pic.twitter.com/ulgIEBRTaI
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 23, 2026
Kyiv, Ukraine, May 23, 2026 (AFP) – ‘Mass ballistic missile attack’ hits Kyiv: authorities
A “mass ballistic missile attack” pounded Kyiv early Sunday, military authorities said, with AFP journalists hearing heavy explosions, after Ukraine warned it was expecting a major Russian assault. “The capital has come under a mass ballistic missile attack. New launches are possible. Stay in shelters!” Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, wrote on Telegram. bur-roc/rlp/jgc …