The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed that Russian forces utilized an RS-26 Rubezh medium-range ballistic missile, commonly known as the Oreshnik, to strike the vicinity of Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region during a massive overnight bombardment on May 24. Fired from the Kapustin Yar test range in Astrakhan, the hypersonic weapon featured multiple separating warheads and anchored a sweeping wave of 690 aerial threats directed primarily at Kyiv.
by Tymur Dubovyk | May 24, 2026, 10:21 am
Russian forces executed a high-profile hypersonic escalation early Sunday morning, May 24, deploying an RS-26 Rubezh medium-range ballistic missile – publicized by Moscow as the “Oreshnik” – to strike the city of Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region.
The implementation of the strategic system was officially confirmed by Colonel Yurii Ihnat, Head of the Communications Department for the Ukrainian Air Force Command. The launch originated from the Kapustin Yar military test range in Russia’s southwestern Astrakhan region. The impact in the Bila Tserkva district was captured on localized surveillance feeds, showing multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles separating in the upper atmosphere to cause a rapid succession of ground-level explosions.
Investigative teams from the Kyiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office and specialized military forensic units deployed to the impact site early Sunday morning to recover material fragments and assess structural damage.
Russian forces executed a high-profile hypersonic escalation early Sunday morning, May 24, deploying an RS-26 Rubezh medium-range ballistic missile – publicized by Moscow as the “Oreshnik” – to strike the city of Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region.
The implementation of the strategic system was officially confirmed by Colonel Yurii Ihnat, Head of the Communications Department for the Ukrainian Air Force Command. The launch originated from the Kapustin Yar military test range in Russia’s southwestern Astrakhan region. The impact in the Bila Tserkva district was captured on localized surveillance feeds, showing multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles separating in the upper atmosphere to cause a rapid succession of ground-level explosions.
Investigative teams from the Kyiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office and specialized military forensic units deployed to the impact site early Sunday morning to recover material fragments and assess structural damage.
An unprecedented scale of aerial saturation
The medium-range ballistic strike served as the kinetic centerpiece for an exceptionally dense, multi-vector saturation campaign aimed squarely at crushing the logistical and administrative infrastructure of the capital. According to a comprehensive morning update released by the Air Force Command, Ukrainian radar operators detected a total of 690 concurrent aerial assault weapons tracking through domestic airspace, comprising 90 missiles of varying classifications and 600 strike drones.
The diverse Russian strike package required the simultaneous activation of multiple launch points stretching from the Crimean peninsula to mainland Russian military hubs. Beyond the single Oreshnik platform, the Kremlin deployed two MiG-31K-launched Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles from Lipetsk alongside three 3M22 Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missiles fired from mobile launchers in occupied Crimea and the Kursk region.
These high-velocity assets were synchronized with 30 ground-launched Iskander-M and S-400 ballistic missiles and 54 air- and sea-launched cruise missiles, including Kh-101 and Kalibr variants. To complicate defensive tracking loops, Russia flanked these missile groups with a fleet of 600 Shahed attack drones, augmented by low-cost Gerbera, Italmas, and Parodiya radar decoys.
Defense Forces intercept 604 targets
Ukrainian air defense networks, combining tactical fighter wings, anti-aircraft missile units, specialized electronic warfare (EW) squads, and mobile fire groups, managed to neutralize the vast majority of incoming vectors. Consolidated data valid as of 9:30 a.m. local time confirmed that defenders successfully shot down or electronically suppressed 604 individual targets, yielding an overall interception matrix of 55 missiles and 549 drones across the country.
The localized defensive breakdowns nevertheless caused substantial urban damage due to the raw volume of the attack. While air shield units knocked out 44 cruise missiles and 11 Iskander-class ballistic trajectories, at least 16 missiles and 51 kamikaze drones breached terminal defense lines, recording direct hits or severe falling debris damage across 54 distinct municipal locations.
The primary weight of the unintercepted munitions fell upon civilian neighborhoods inside the city limits of Kyiv, where a five-story residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district suffered near-total structural collapse and an upper-level fire razed a 24-story residential complex in the Solomyanskyi district, leaving two civilians dead and dozens hospitalized.
An additional 19 Russian missiles failed to reach their planned coordinates due to internal guidance failures or technical glitches, with regional emergency services currently tracking their rural impact craters to ensure civilian safety.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/76743
So putler claims this is retaliation for Ukraine destroying a college dormitory which was in fact his precious Rubikon HQ. I have no doubt that this attack was planned well before Ukraine destroyed the Rubikon HQ, mainly because putler doesn’t give a crap about civilians, of either country. If this was his attempt to end the war, like he claims will be soon, he failed. There is damage of course which resulted in one death, which is a miracle in itself. I have no doubt the response will not be long in coming from Ukraine.
Magnificent interception effort by the defenders.
Just imagine how many civilians would have been murdered after four years of putler’s intended genocide, were it not for the people manning Ukraine’s air defence?
I should imagine that putler would have long ago had a wank to celebrate his millionth victim were it not for these people.
The cauldron of devilry must burn. The putler murder gang deserves the slow boiling treatment favoured by putler’s hero Ivan the Terrible; a man almost as sadistic as putler himself.
The Danish rep at the UN hit the nail on the head the other day when he responded to the russian nazi whining about this so-called dormitory strike. He said, “if Ukraine used the russian criteria for calling an emergency UN meeting, we would have two a day, including weekends”
“The only way the war in Ukraine truly ends is by Russia losing and leaving every inch of Ukrainian territory. You can call that a “negotiated settlement” if you want, but it’s the truth. Anything else would be at best a pause before Russia resumes its attempt to destroy Ukraine.”
Garry Kasparov
“The US is not “abandoning” its efforts for “peace” in the Ukraine-Russia war. They were never trying for peace. The Trump administration was trying to get a great deal for Putin, and the Ukrainians refused. Now the Ukrainians have no need of this charade.
The war will end when Russia is defeated.”
Phillips P. OBrien
Liza Rose from Stand With Ukraine:
Intelligence indicated that Russia may be preparing to use hypersonic missile, Zelenskyy said.
If only the United States had the moral compass to prevent this.
President Donald J. Trump should have pressured Russia to leave Ukraine from the start.
Russia’s increased aggression is the fault of Donald Trump.
“Ukraine is working to verify intelligence from the U.S. and others that suggests Russia is preparing to use a hypersonic ballistic missile system, according to President Zelenskyy.”
“We are preparing our air defense as much as possible, and we will respond fully justly to every Russian strike,” he said.
Source: ABC News
Since Donald Trump took office aggression by Russia upon innocent Ukrainian civilians has increased drastically.
It is due to the actions and inactions of the Trump Administration.
1. The Trump Administration has taken away all USA aid to Ukraine. Vice President JD Vance will be remembered for his callous remark, “his proudest moment was taking away the aid to Ukrainians.”
2. The Trump Administration since starting the Iran war has taken away sanctions on two Russian oil companies known to be trafficking Ukrainian children. Trump allowed them to make billions over night.
3. The Trump Administration panders to the Kremlin, pushing Russian Propaganda on behalf of the terror regime.
4. The Trump Administration has never told Russia to leave Ukraine.
In my opinion, due to Donald Trump actively attempting to elevate Putin’s image abroad — Putin has responded with enhanced violence.
If Russia uses hypersonic missle, it is Donald Trump’s fault.
Donald Trump need be sent to the Hague for aiding and abetting the Kremlin’s war crimes.
None of what the Russians have done over the past year would have been possible without Donald Trump reducing sanctions, allowing money to pour into the war machine, while simultaneously taking away all aid to Ukrainians.
If Donald J. Trump had any backbone or moral compass he would send the tomahawk missiles to Ukraine today.
Reminder: Under Budapest Memorandum signed 1996, it is the obligation of the United States to provide ongoing aid to ensure territorial security in the event of any attack upon Ukraine.
That attack happened four years ago.
It’s time that the United States step into a new era of renewed integrity under the Trump Administration and fulfill its duties owed to Ukraine.
By failing in its obligations to Ukraine the United States has failed Europe, America, Democracy and Humanity.
“If Donald J. Trump had any backbone or moral compass he would send the tomahawk missiles to Ukraine today.”
Taco never had a backbone in all his miserble life. He showed it quite blazingly by his multiple draft dodging. Ditto with his morals. This bag of dog shit never had any morals. Him raping children is more than enough proof for this. So, you can forget that this subhuman scum will ever lift a finger to help Ukraine.
The only reason the US pulled out of these fake negotiations is because TACO couldn’t keep his end of the deal, by making Ukraine capitulate.
And the orange bastard has no cards in these fake negotiations.