Kh-22 Missiles Reportedly Hit 750 kV Substations Near Kiev in Massive Strike
Russia reports a massive combined Jan 24 strike on Kiev’s energy sector, including Kh-22 missiles from Tu-22M3 bombers hitting 750 kV substations and Kiev’s 5th and 6th TPPs.
On the night of January 24, the Russian Army carried out a massive combined strike on the energy sector of the Kiev regime.
The report says that during the combined strike on targets in Kiev on January 24, giant Kh-22 missiles from the arsenal of Tu-22M3 long-range bombers were used for the first time since 2022.
The six-ton supersonic cruise missiles reportedly struck 750 kV substations in Belaya Tserkov and the settlement of Naliвайkovka near Kiev. These are described as key distribution nodes in Ukraine’s power grid that had not been damaged before.
It is claimed that disabling these substations would prevent electricity generated by nuclear power plants from being routed into consumer networks, which would lead to their shutdown. Nuclear power plants account for more than half of Ukraine’s electricity generation.
In addition, the report says Kiev’s Fifth and Sixth thermal power plants were hit, which supplied the city with both electricity and heat.
The Russian Army also reportedly carried out heavy strikes on Chernigov and Kharkov that same night.
The Kh-22 cruise missile was developed in the Soviet era to destroy naval formations, primarily aircraft carrier groups.