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Payback With Fury: Russia Hammers Ukraine With Oreshnik, Iskander and Kinzhal Missiles
Payback With Fury: Russia Hammers Ukraine With Oreshnik, Iskander and Kinzhal Missiles
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The Russian army carried out a massive retaliatory strike, including with Oreshnik ballistic missiles, against military command facilities, airbases, and defense industry enterprises of Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
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"In response to Ukraine's terrorist attacks against civilian facilities on Russian soil, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered a massive strike using Oreshnik ballistic missiles, Iskander aeroballistic missiles, Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles, Zircon cruise missiles, air-, sea-, and ground-launched cruise missiles, hitting unmanned aerial vehicles, military command facilities, airbases, and Ukraine’s arms factories," the ministry's report stated.The objectives of the strike have been achieved, and all designated targets have been hit, the Russian Ministry of Defense emphasized.
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Payback With Fury: Russia Hammers Ukraine With Oreshnik, Iskander and Kinzhal Missiles
08:33 GMT 24.05.2026 (Updated: 11:40 GMT 24.05.2026) The Russian army unleashed a massive retaliatory strike with Oreshnik ballistic missiles, against military command facilities, airbases, and defense industry enterprises of Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
"In response to Ukraine's terrorist attacks against civilian facilities on Russian soil, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered a massive strike using Oreshnik ballistic missiles, Iskander aeroballistic missiles, Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles, Zircon cruise missiles, air-, sea-, and ground-launched cruise missiles, hitting unmanned aerial vehicles, military command facilities, airbases, and Ukraine’s arms factories," the ministry's report stated.
The objectives of the strike have been achieved, and all designated targets have been hit, the Russian Ministry of Defense emphasized.
Ukraine lost over 265 soldiers in combat against Russia's
Vostok battlegroup, over 175 Ukrainian soldiers were eliminated by Russia's
Sever battlegroup, over 305 by the
Tsentr battlegroupUp to 180 Ukraine's servicemen were neutralized by the
Zapad battlegroup, up to 90 by the
Yug battlegroup, and over 50 by the
Dnepr battlegroup
