Air Force: Russia’s missile stockpile supports weekly mass strikes on Ukraine

Ihnat said recent strike patterns show a consistent rhythm: massive attacks occurring roughly once or twice a week. That tempo, he noted, indicates that Russia continues to possess — and produce — the weapons needed to sustain its campaign.

He emphasized that fires and disruptions at Russian defense facilities have not halted the attacks, which tend to intensify during the fall and winter months.

“There may be periods when these strikes increase, which is why we constantly appeal to our Western partners to boost deliveries of air-defense munitions, especially missiles,” Ihnat said. “Without them, defending the country against this scale of bombardment will be extremely difficult.”

Earlier that night, Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine, firing around 36 missiles and nearly 600 drones, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported. He said the strikes targeted energy infrastructure and civilian sites.

In Kyiv, two people were killed and 37 injured in the overnight and early-morning barrage.

Damage was recorded across the Shevchenkivskyi, Solomianskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Dniprovskyi, Darnytskyi, Obolonskyi, and Holosiivskyi districts. Residential buildings, private homes, and vehicles were damaged, and multiple fires broke out across the city.

More than 500,000 households in Kyiv were left without power after the combined strike. Over 100,000 consumers in Kyiv Oblast and nearly 8,000 in Kharkiv Oblast also lost electricity.