Kyiv became the main target of a long-range combined attack by the Russian Federation on the night of April 24, which launched 70 missiles of various types and 145 long-range drones.
For the combined strike on Kyiv on the night of April 24, Russia used KN-23 ballistic missiles from North Korea, along with cruise missiles and Shahed-136 drones.
The use of several KN-23 missiles is confirmed by the results of debris analysis, which Defense Express learned from its sources.
This attack was part of a massive long-range strike on Ukraine, where the capital was the main, but not the only target. According to the Ukrainian Air Force Command, the enemy targeted Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, and Khmelnytskyi regions. According to the report, the enemy used 11 ballistic missiles launched from launch areas in Bryansk, Voronezh, and Kursk regions, of which 7 were shot down. Out of 37 Kh-101 cruise missiles launched by Tu-95MS bombers, 31 were shot down. Of 12 Kalibr cruise missiles from sea-based platforms, 6 were destroyed, and all 4 guided missiles of the Kh-59/Kh-69 types were neutralized, but none of the 6 Iskander cruise missiles from OTRK were intercepted.
The enemy also used 145 long-range drones, of which only 13 were not neutralized. Out of this barrage, 68 were "location-lost" and 64 Shaheds were shot down. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Russia had carried out additional work on the KN-23 to achieve greater accuracy and reliability. Specifically, previous known attempts to use them ended in failure 50% of the time, as they disintegrated in the air. Furthermore, the missiles could deviate from the target by up to 1.5 kilometers.
