Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is a separate branch of Ukraine's military, responsible for air defence and aviation. It comprises fighter, bomber, attack, transport and army aviation, as well as anti-aircraft missile troops and radio-technical troops. The commander is Lieutenant General Anatolii Kryvonozhko. The Air Force regularly reports interceptions of Russian missiles and drones, including during large-scale strikes on Ukrainian cities.
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Russia hits Kyiv energy facility and medical buildings in large drone attack, one killed in city
On 20 October 2026, Russia struck Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast with a large overnight barrage of strike drones, including jet-powered Shaheds. Debris hit an energy facility in the Shevchenkivskyi district, a medical building in the Solomianskyi district and the upper floors of a medical facility in the Holosiivskyi district, while a drone falling near a gas station on the edge of the Holosiivskyi district killed one man. Four Kyiv districts were partially de-energised, and the metro and funicular halted briefly before service resumed.