💥 Attack

Russian forces launched 10 Iskander ballistic missiles targeting Kyiv City from Bryansk Oblast in the morning on June 1. Ukrainian air defense reportedly destroyed all 10 missiles.

Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast
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Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Russian forces launched 10 Iskander ballistic missiles targeting Kyiv City from Bryansk Oblast

Ukrainian air defense destroyed all 10 missiles

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Explosions rang out in Kyiv six minutes after an air-raid warning was issued, with debris falling in the Dniprovskyi and Desnianskyi districts.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian missile debris fell on a clinic and residential building in Kyiv's Desnianskyi district overnight on June 1, 2023.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The Russians attacked Kyiv this morning with 10 #Iskander missiles. All of them were shot down by Ukrainian air defence.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russia fired 10 Iskander ballistic missiles during the attack, all which were intercepted and destroyed.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Around 2:45 a.m. on June 1, 2023, Russia launched 10 Iskander-type ballistic and cruise missiles from Bryansk region at Kyiv.

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