{"id":1348505,"date":"2026-01-24T10:47:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T08:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/russia-launches-massive-air-strikes-against-ukraine-21-missiles-and-nearly-400-drones-with-the-main-strike-targeting-the-kyiv-region\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T10:47:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T08:47:45","slug":"russia-launches-massive-air-strikes-against-ukraine-21-missiles-and-nearly-400-drones-with-the-main-strike-targeting-the-kyiv-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/russia-launches-massive-air-strikes-against-ukraine-21-missiles-and-nearly-400-drones-with-the-main-strike-targeting-the-kyiv-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia launches massive air strikes against Ukraine: 21 missiles and nearly 400 drones, with the main strike targeting the Kyiv region."},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"324\"><strong>On the night of January 24, Russian forces launched one of their largest air attacks ever, using 21 missiles and more than 370 attack drones against Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"324\"> President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"326\" data-end=\"438\"> The Ukrainian Air Force Command clarified that the enemy used a total of 396 air attack weapons. Among them: <\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"870\"><\/p>\n<li data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"522\">\n<p data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"522\"> Two 3M22 Zircon anti-ship missiles launched from temporarily occupied Crimea<\/p>\n<p><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"599\">\n<p data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"599\"> 12 Kh-22\/Kh-32 cruise missiles from the airspace of the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation<\/p>\n<p><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li data-start=\"600\" data-end=\"690\">\n<p data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"690\"> 6 Iskander-M or S-300 ballistic missiles from the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation and occupied Crimea<\/p>\n<p><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li data-start=\"691\" data-end=\"752\">\n<p data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"752\"> 1 guided aircraft missile Kh-59\/69 from the Kursk region of the Russian Federation<\/p>\n<p><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"870\">\n<p data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"870\"> 375 attack UAVs of the Shahed, Gerber, Italmas and other types, launched from the territory of the Russian Federation and the occupied Donbass<\/p>\n<p><\/li>\n<p><\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"1011\"> The Air Force noted that a distinctive feature of this attack was the use of Russian strategic aviation with Kh-22\/Kh-32 missiles to strike Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1211\"> Kyiv and the Kyiv region, as well as Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv, came under fire. The Kyiv region was the main target, with the Russians&#8217; primary objective being energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1213\" data-end=\"1486\"> The attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, unmanned aerial systems, and mobile fire teams of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. As of 9:00 AM, air defense forces had destroyed or suppressed 372 aerial targets\u201415 missiles and 357 drones.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1668\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"> At the same time, two missile strikes and 18 attack drones were recorded at 17 locations, as well as debris from downed UAVs at 12 locations. Information on four more missiles is currently being clarified.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"849\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"> As a reminder, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/rf-vnochi-masovano-atakuvala-kyiv-dronamy-ta-raketamy-ie-zhertva-ta-bahato-poranenykh\/\">on the night of January 24, Russian troops attacked<\/a> Kyiv with drones. As of this morning, one person was killed and four were injured.<\/p>\n<div class=\"full-post__content font-rules\"><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1409\"> It was previously reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/kabmin-ukhvalyv-paket-pidtrymky-biznesu-v-umovakh-enerhokryzy\/\">the Cabinet of Ministers introduced additional support programs for small and medium-sized businesses in the context of the energy emergency caused by Russian shelling.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1409\"> As a reminder, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/kabmin-zaprovadyv-doplaty-pratsivnykam-enerhetychnoi-infrastruktury\/\">energy, utilities, and transport infrastructure workers involved in emergency recovery efforts will receive an additional 20,000 hryvnias in salary from the state.<\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"full-post__content font-rules\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"full-post__content font-rules\"><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1868\"> Also follow <strong>&#8220;Pryamy&#8221;<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the night of January 24, Russian forces launched one of their largest air attacks ever, using 21 missiles and more than 370 attack drones against Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this. The Ukrainian Air Force Command clarified that the enemy used a total of 396 air attack weapons. 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