Russia launched 15 cruise missiles from Tu-95 Bear bombers targeting the Kyiv region; all missiles were shot down by Ukrainian air defenses.
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Russia launched 15 cruise missiles from Tu-95 Bear bombers targeting the Kyiv region; all missiles were shot down by Ukrainian air defenses.
All missiles launched from 4 Russian bombers have been shot down over Kyiv. The launched cruise missiles did not reach their targets.
Russia repeatedly attempted to attack Kyiv in the days leading up to May 9.
Not a single missile or drone has reached its target in Kyiv over the past two months.
Russia launched a barrage of missiles at Kyiv overnight, the fifth attack against Ukraine's capital in nine days.
Around 15 missiles were detected and all were shot down.
Debris from one rocket fell in a residential area in the Holosiivskyi District.
No casualties have been reported.
The night before the May 9 meeting, the Russian Federation released 25 winged aircraft over Ukraine missiles, including 15 in Kyiv.
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Source story: day-440a-2023-05-10