Russians have attacked Ukraine with various types of missiles

8 January, 2024 The launch of the Kh-101 cruise missile from the Tu-160 bomber. Freeze frame from the video of the Russian Ministry of Defense In the early morning hours of January 8, Russians had launched a combined missile attack on Ukrainian cities.

The attack involved Tu-95MS strategic bombers, Tu-22M3 supersonic bombers, and Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile carriers. Settlements in various regions of Ukraine had been under attack. Air defense had been working to destroy enemy missiles.

Missile attack

At night, 11 Tu-95MS bombers took off from the Olenya air base in the Murmansk region of the Russian Federation.

At around 06:17 a.m., they launched Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles at Ukraine from the Caspian Sea. At 06:28 a.m., the first MiG-31K interceptor carrying a single Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile was seen taking off from Savasleyka air base. The first missile launch was recorded at 06:36 a.m..

In total, Russians used 4 such aircrafts during the morning.

Kh-47m2 Kinzhal air-launched missile. Photo from open sources

At 06:58 a.m., four Tu-22M supersonic bombers launched Kh-22/32 cruise missiles from Kursk and Voronezh regions. Russian invaders also allegedly used S-300/S400 missiles from the temporarily occupied Crimea and Belgorod region of the Russian Federation.

Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih, Starokostiantyniv, and some settlements in these regions had been under combined missile attack. Russians conducted at least four strikes in the Kharkiv region, said Oleh Syniehubov, head of the regional military administration. In Kharkiv, Russians attacked industrial facilities, causing a fire.

In the town of Zmiiv, Chuhuiv district, a detached house was hit, and there were victims.

A missile attack aftermath in the Kharkiv region, January 8, 2024. Photo credits: Oleh Syniehubov

Russians attacked Zaporizhzhia - there are victims. It was a combined attack of cruise and ballistic missiles from different directions.

In total, 5 explosions were heard in the regional center, wrote the head of the regional military administration Yurii Malashko. It is known that the missiles hit residential areas - in open areas and near houses.

A missile attack aftermath in the Dnipropetrovsk region, January 8, 2024. Photo from mass media

Russian invaders also fired missiles at Kryvyi Rih, said Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the city's Defense Council.

A shopping center and more than two dozen detached houses were damaged. Novomoskovsk also came under missile attack, and about 20 people were reported injured, including children. At least 6 explosions were also heard in the Khmelnytskyi region.

Operational and rescue services are working at the sites of strikes, the press service of the regional military administration reported.

At 08:25 a.m., the end of missile alert was declared in all regions of Ukraine.