On the night of 16 October and in the morning, Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine with strike drones and missiles. Explosions were heard in a number of regions.
During the night and early morning, the Air Force reported numerous groups of Russian drones heading for the Poltava region, western Ukraine, Kharkiv region, Donetsk region and other regions.
At 05:19, a MiG-31K, which carries ‘Kinzhal’ missiles, was spotted taking off.
Later, the military reported missile launches towards Pavlohrad, Poltava, Kremenchuk, and Dnipro.
At 05:58, the threat from the MiG-31K was declared over, and at 06:19, another MiG-31K took off from the Savasleika airfield.
At the same time, missile launches continued, and monitoring channels also reported on ballistics.
At 06:43, the threat from the MiG-31K was lifted.
Suspilne correspondents reported explosions in the Kharkiv region, Kropyvnytskyi, Poltava, and Chernihiv.