On the night of June 6, 2023, between 00:30 and 04:00 a.m., Russian forces launched an air-based cruise missile attack on Ukraine using Tu-95ms strategic bombers from the Caspian Sea area.
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All 35 cruise missiles were destroyed by the air defense forces and means of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Most of the Kh-101/Kh-555 missiles were headed towards Kyiv.
According to the military, the Russians again attacked from the Caspian Sea area with six Tu-95s strategic bombers armed with Kh-101/555 cruise missiles.
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