Russian forces launched a complex missile attack on Kyiv using decoys and observation drones for battle damage assessment, but Ukrainian air defenses intercepted nearly all incoming munitions including Kinzhal missiles.
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Russian forces launched a complex missile attack on Kyiv using decoys and observation drones for battle damage assessment, but Ukrainian air defenses intercepted nearly all incoming munitions including Kinzhal missiles.
Explosions were heard in the early hours of Thursday morning in Kyiv. All missiles targeting the capital were intercepted by air defenses.
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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.215Z
Source story: day-449-2023-05-18