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Ukrainian air defence forces destroyed 23 out of 25 Russian cruise missiles launched during two waves of attacks on the night of May 8-9, 2023.
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Ukrainian Air Defence Forces (military_unit) Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Ukrainian Air Force (organization) Kalibr cruise missile (weapon_system) Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missile (weapon_system) S-300 surface-to-air missile system (weapon_system) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Air Forces (military_unit) Valerii Zaluzhnyi (person) Centre Air Command (military_unit) South Air Command (military_unit)
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The air defence forces of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in cooperation with components of the Defence Forces of Ukraine, destroyed 23 of them.
Russia hit Ukraine with a mass missile strike on May 9.
Ukraine intercepted most of the Russian missiles in this attack.
Ukrainian air defense shot down 23 out of 25 missiles
Ukrainian defenders destroyed 23 out of 25 cruise missiles.
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