{"id":50283,"date":"2023-05-16T12:08:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T12:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/05\/16\/ukraine-air-defenses-thwart-intenst-russian-missile-attack-on-kyiv\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:16:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:16:47","slug":"ukraine-air-defenses-thwart-intenst-russian-missile-attack-on-kyiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/unmanned\/2023\/05\/16\/ukraine-air-defenses-thwart-intenst-russian-missile-attack-on-kyiv\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine air defenses thwart \u2018intense\u2019 Russian missile attack on Kyiv"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian air defenses thwarted an intense Russian air attack on Kyiv early Tuesday, shooting down all 18 missiles aimed at the capital, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Loud explosions boomed over Kyiv as the nighttime attack combined Russian missiles launched from the air, sea and land in an apparent attempt to overwhelm Ukraine\u2019s air defenses. No casualties were reported as Western-supplied weapons helped fend off the assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/thought-leadership\/2023\/05\/11\/the-failure-of-russias-missile-war-in-ukraine\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22055348925814.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The failure of Russia\u2019s missile war in Ukraine<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Russia&#039;s missile attacks have, in the aggregate, failed to produce the kind of decisive strategic effects Moscow likely expected.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The barrage came as European leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/council-of-europe-summit-iceland-ukraine-aad7da4375cd8b71b5d4326d4b75fc0b\">sought new ways to punish Russia<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia-ukraine\">the war<\/a> and a Chinese envoy <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/china-envoy-visit-ukraine-russia-93718c37aa682d357820304f1fef458f\">sought traction<\/a> for Beijing\u2019s peace proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia\u2019s latest attack on Kyiv was \u201cexceptional in its density \u2014 the maximum number of attacking missiles in the shortest period of time,\u201d said Serhii Popko, the head of the Kyiv military administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Valentyna Myronets, a 64-year-old Kyiv resident, said she felt \u201cpain, fear, nervousness, restlessness\u201d amid the assaults. \u201cGod, we are waiting for victory and when all this is over,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.K. Ambassador Melinda Simmons tweeted that the barrage was \u201cpretty intense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBangs and shaking walls are not an easy night,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was the eighth time this month that Russian air raids had targeted the capital, a clear escalation after weeks of lull and ahead of a much-anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive. It also came as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy concluded a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/zelenskyy-europe-tour-weapons-jets-1cf0afe5bf3a3f5a51c5603aab2ccf5e\">whirlwind European tour<\/a> to greet Ukraine\u2019s key wartime allies, which spurred an additional tranche of pledged military aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Six \u201cKinzhal\u201d aero-ballistic missiles were launched from MiG-31K aircraft, nine cruise missiles from ships in the Black Sea and three land-based S-400 cruise missiles targeted the capital, air force spokesman Yurii Ihnat said in a statement on Telegram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the first onslaught, Russia also launched Iranian-made Shahed attack drones and conducted aerial reconnaissance, Ihnat said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Debris fell across several districts in the capital, starting fires, but no losses were reported, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sophisticated air defense systems provided by Ukraine\u2019s Western allies, including American-made <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-patriot-missile-system-4c79f9110899ca1880a61f2d1f328179\">Patriot missiles<\/a>, have helped spare Kyiv from the kind of destruction witnessed elsewhere in the country as Russian forces press on with their tactic of long-range bombardment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Russian defense official said that Tuesday\u2019s attack destroyed a Patriot missile battery in Kyiv. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said the system was destroyed by a \u201cKinzhal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He didn\u2019t provide evidence, and the statement couldn\u2019t be independently verified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ukraine-russia-war-air-defenses-3f0a918c617534251e53da4a93121c42\">bolstered air defenses<\/a> have deterred Russian aircraft from going deep into Ukraine and helped shape the course of the war, military experts say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov cheered the display of defensive prowess, calling it in a tweet \u201canother unbelievable success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The barrage came as European leaders were due to attend a rare <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/council-of-europe-summit-iceland-ukraine-aad7da4375cd8b71b5d4326d4b75fc0b\">summit of the 46-nation Council of Europe<\/a>, the continent\u2019s main human rights body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two-day meeting in Iceland seeks to set up a way of logging damage in Ukraine caused by the Kremlin\u2019s forces so compensation claims can be lodged against Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, a Chinese envoy is preparing to visit Ukraine and Russia in coming days as Beijing presses the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-politics-government-xi-jinping-antony-blinken-2f6774b18fab3d32a46c93120d83db03\">peace plan it released<\/a> in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Li Hui, a former ambassador to Moscow, also will visit Poland, France and Germany, according to the Chinese foreign ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chinese leader Xi Jinping\u2019s government says it is neutral and wants to play a role as mediator in the war, but it has given Moscow political support and a breakthrough appeared 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