It appears Russia is commencing its retaliation for the Drone attack upon the Kremlin. Multiple fighter/bombers and strategic Bombers are in the air. Air launched cruise missiles already inbound to Ukraine! Live updates below . . .
Reports of several TU-95Ms bombers airborne. Seems to be flying in radio silence mode.
Kirovohrad region, air raid alert! - Regional Military Administration. Proceed to the shelters.
Ukrainian sources report on the launch of X-101 cruise missiles from over the Caspian sea, no missiles currently over Ukraine however.
Multiple Ukrainian sources are reporting missile launches from Russian strategic bombers.
CONFIRMED: 4 Tu-22M3s have taken off . . .
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10:31 AM EDT --
Additional missile launches reported from the Caspian Sea. NOTE: It takes a while before these missiles reach Ukraine.
The Russian strategic bombers have switched to combat frequency.
Air raid sirens sounding in Kyiv. Head to the nearest shelter.
Residents report explosions in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. We are waiting for the official information.
Kyiv city, Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions, air raid alert! - Regional Military Administration. Proceed to the shelters.
10:34 AM EDT --
An air alert declared in Kyiv and other regions of Ukraine.
Ukrainian TG channels report RuAF missile launches from the area of the Caspian Sea
Missiles over Kharkiv and Donetsk oblast.
10:38 AM EDT --
Russian strategic bombers are firing missiles at front-line areas in eastern Ukraine. Many explosions reported in Kramatorsk. I can't remember this happening before.
More on air alerts in Ukraine: Ships with launch vehicles left the Black Sea. A massive launch on Ukraine is expected. There are already explosions in Slavyansk and Kramatorsk. Strategic aviation was also raised into the sky.
Reports of Russian Kh-22 missiles hitting Ukrainian targets Kramatorsk and Sloviansk in Donetsk.
10:48 AM EDT --
Loud speakers in the Zaporizhia region inform residents that they need to evacuate. An estimated 70,000 residents will be forced to evacuate.
It looks like Slavyansk and Kramatorsk were hit hard.
Kamikaze drones towards Kyiv and Poltava, not missiles.
11:34 AM EDT --
The head of the Nikolaev region, Vitaliy Kim, urged local residents not to film or post on the Internet the movement of Ukrainian military equipment in the region in the near future.
Russian Kh-22 missile hit the NKMZ machine-building and steel-making plant in Kramatorsk:
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