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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) Kyiv Post

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

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

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

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.216Z

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