May 18, 2023, Ukraine
Ukraine said it shot down all but one of the 30 cruise missiles Russia fired at it overnight on Thursday, with one person dying and two others injured after a missile hit an industrial building.
Ukrainian officials said the one missile that got through its air defense system hit the building in the southern region of Odesa.
The Ukrainian military said the missiles were launched from sea, air and land, with debris from missiles that were struck by defense systems causing fires in the eastern part of Kyiv, the capital city. No casualties were reported from the debris.
Ukraine also said two Iranian-made attack drones were shot down.
The missile attack Thursday follows Tuesday’s strikes, when the Ukrainian military said Russia launched 18 missiles at numerous parts of the country. All 18 were destroyed, according to the military.
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Several waves of missiles were aimed at areas of Ukraine between 9 p.m. Wednesday and 5:30 a.m. Thursday, he said.
Russian forces used strategic bombers from the Caspian region and apparently fired X-101 and X-55-type missiles developed during Soviet times, Kyiv authorities said. Russia then deployed reconnaissance drones over the capital.
In the last major air attack on Kyiv, on Tuesday, Ukrainian air defenses bolstered by sophisticated Western-supplied systems shot down all the incoming missiles, officials said.
That attack used hypersonic missiles, which repeatedly have been touted by Putin as providing a key strategic advantage. The missiles, which are among the most advanced weapons in Russia’s arsenal, are difficult to detect and intercept because of their hypersonic speed and maneuverability.
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Ukraine said it shot down all but one of the 30 cruise missiles Russia fired at it overnight on Thursday, with one person dying and two others injured after a missile hit an industrial building.
Ukrainian officials said the one missile that got through its air defense system hit the building in the southern region of Odesa.
The Ukrainian military said the missiles were launched from sea, air and land, with debris from missiles that were struck by defense systems causing fires in the eastern part of Kyiv, the capital city. No casualties were reported from the debris.
Ukraine also said two Iranian-made attack drones were shot down.
The missile attack Thursday follows Tuesday’s strikes, when the Ukrainian military said Russia launched 18 missiles at numerous parts of the country. All 18 were destroyed, according to the military.
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Several waves of missiles were aimed at areas of Ukraine between 9 p.m. Wednesday and 5:30 a.m. Thursday, he said.
Russian forces used strategic bombers from the Caspian region and apparently fired X-101 and X-55-type missiles developed during Soviet times, Kyiv authorities said. Russia then deployed reconnaissance drones over the capital.
In the last major air attack on Kyiv, on Tuesday, Ukrainian air defenses bolstered by sophisticated Western-supplied systems shot down all the incoming missiles, officials said.
That attack used hypersonic missiles, which repeatedly have been touted by Putin as providing a key strategic advantage. The missiles, which are among the most advanced weapons in Russia’s arsenal, are difficult to detect and intercept because of their hypersonic speed and maneuverability.
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