Kyiv hit by 'exceptionally dense' missile barrage

 via BBC

The Ukrainian capital Kyiv has been targeted by further Russian air attacks, described by one official as "exceptional in density".

Ukraine said all 18 missiles were shot down and footage showed air defences destroying targets over the city.

But Russia said its attack - which used drones and missiles - had hit all its targets.

Moscow has stepped up its air campaign in recent weeks, ahead of an expected Ukrainian offensive.

The air raid alert sounded at around 02:30 local time (23:30 GMT Monday) and was lifted two hours later in the eighth attack to hit the capital this month.

An unusually high number of loud explosions was heard in the city centre, as authorities told residents in online messages that air defence had been activated.

The head of Ukraine's armed forces, Valerii Zaluzhny, said Russia attacked Kyiv from the north, south and east and that 18 air, sea and land-based missiles had been used.

Serhiy Popko, head of the Ukrainian capital's military administration, described the barrage as being the "maximum number of attack missiles in the shortest period of time".

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I'm gonna age myself.

I grew up reading too much Harold Coyle and his stuff like Sword Point.

18 missiles being the maximum number in the shortest period of time?

He's living in an alternate universe.

Even as a baby Marine I knew the Navy was conducting all quadrant attacks with at least that many aircraft and MANY more missiles just for practice, not the war everyone thought might come.

Everyone is looking for glimpses into the future with regard to this war, but I think they're wrong.

We might see a few new pieces of tech but for the most part its all evolutionary.

Leadership might be better served to look back at the writings from the guys that were prepping for the cold war to turn hot to get their thinking on how things might play out and simply evolve their ideas by including some of the tech we have today that suddenly come of age.