Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian Kh-47M2 Kinzhal ballistic missile over Kyiv using a U.S. Patriot air defense system, marking the first successful interception of this weapon.
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Ukraine's Air Force units successfully intercepted the much-vaunted Kinzhal missile with a Patriot missile in what was its first ever combat use in Ukraine war
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Ukrainian air defense forces shot down all incoming drones
Debris fell on cars and roads in Shevchenkivskyi, Pecherskyi, and Podilskyi districts
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Air raid sirens sounded at 2:20 a.m. and the all-clear was given at 6 a.m.
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