Russia threatens airstrikes on Christmas Day as air raid is declared across Ukraine
The launch of four Russian MiG-31K fighter jets triggered an air raid alert throughout Ukraine on Christmas Day, the Air Force warned on Telegram.
The planes, which took-off from the Savasleika airfield in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, are capable of carrying Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missiles that are incredibly difficult to intercept due to their high speeds.
The air alert, which lasted for nearly two hours, was canceled at 12:40 pm Kyiv time.
Earlier in the day, explosions were reported in Kherson, which is regularly shelled by Russian troops.
Twenty-eight of 31 Russian Shahed-136/131 kamikaze drones, launched from Cape Chauda and Balaklava in temporarily occupied Crimea, were shot down overnight by Ukrainian air forces over Odesa, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Donetsk, Kirovohrad and Khmellnytsky oblasts.
A Russian Kh-59 guided missile approaching Zaporizhzhya Oblast and a Kh-31P anti-aircraft missile launched from the Black Sea were also intercepted during the attack.
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