MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. Russian forces delivered a strike by Oreshnik, Iskander, Kinzhal and Tsirkon missiles on Ukraine’s military command centers in retaliation to attacks on civilian facilities, hitting all the designated targets, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on May 24.
Ukrainian air defenses failed to counter Russian missile strikes on military targets in Kiev and the Kiev Region, Strana media outlet reported, citing its sources.
TASS has put together key facts about Russia’s retaliatory strike.
Retaliatory strike
- In retaliation to Ukraine’s terrorist attacks on civilian facilities on Russian territory, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a massive strike by Oreshnik hypersonic and Iskander ballistic missiles, Kinzhal air-launched hypersonic ballistic missiles and Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missiles, airborne, seaborne and ground-based long-range cruise missiles and attack unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukraine’s military command centers, airbases and military-industrial enterprises, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on May 24.
