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.
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Russian forces launched 10 Iskander ballistic missiles targeting Kyiv City from Bryansk Oblast
Ukrainian air defense destroyed all 10 missiles
Explosions rang out in Kyiv six minutes after an air-raid warning was issued, with debris falling in the Dniprovskyi and Desnianskyi districts.
Russian missile debris fell on a clinic and residential building in Kyiv's Desnianskyi district overnight on June 1, 2023.
The Russians attacked Kyiv this morning with 10 #Iskander missiles. All of them were shot down by Ukrainian air defence.
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.
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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