According to Ukrainian monitoring resources, on the evening of May 13, 2026, a group of MiG-31I fighters took off from the Savasleyka Air Base in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. Carriers of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system set course for Ukraine.

According to preliminary information, the Kh-47M2 aeroballistic missile launches occurred between 23:00 PM and 00:40 AM, with the aircraft flying over the Lipetsk region. Analysts link this activity to previously recorded attacks on Ukrainian rear-area facilities. The primary target is said to be a military airfield in the city of Starokostiantyniv in the Khmelnytskyi region. This facility has been repeatedly targeted because it is home to Su-24M tactical bombers, which carry the Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG missile. Local residents and Telegram channels report explosions in the airfield area. Information on the aftermath is being clarified.