The latest string of attacks also come after a previous winter-time escalation in air raids this year targeted critical infrastructure, including power stations and military logistics facilities. officials said, adding that it was still operational. The May 16 attack caused “minor” damage to one Patriot air defense system near Kyiv, U.S. Observers said the renewed intensity of Russian attacks appears to be aiming to overwhelm and target these new systems. The uptick was noticed after April 19, right after Ukraine announced it had received American-made Patriot missiles, a long-sought new shield against Russian airstrikes. The increasingly regular series of strikes are part of a new Russian air campaign targeting Ukrainian counteroffensive capabilities, experts and Ukrainian officials said. It came on the eve of Kyiv Day, which marks the anniversary of the city’s founding. On Saturday night, local officials in Kyiv said that Ukraine’s capital was subjected to the largest drone attack since the start of Russia’s war. Ukraine said it shot down six hypersonic Kinzhal missiles that night, a capability it did not have last year. On May 16, Russia launched an exceptionally intense bombardment, sending 18 missiles Ukraine’s way, 14 of which targeted Kyiv according to Ukraine’s air force spokesman. Often the explosions are the sounds of Ukraine’s air defense systems successfully targeting the deadly cocktail of missiles and drones Russia has sent into Ukraine.
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