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Ukrainian air defense launched three Patriot missiles to intercept Russian cruise missiles targeting Kyiv.

Kyiv, Kyiv
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Ukrainian air defense launched three Patriot missiles to intercept Russian cruise missiles targeting Kyiv.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

The air defence forces are operating in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast. The movement of Russian drones was recorded.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia launched yet another drone attack against Kyiv overnight on May 30, targeting Ukraine for the 17th time this month.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

In response, the air defense forces successfully intercepted 29 out of 31 Shahed kamikaze drones.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian occupiers launched 31 kamikaze drones at Kyiv and the Kyiv region on the night of 30 May.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.390Z

Source story: day-465a-2023-06-04