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Russian forces launched ten surface-to-surface ballistic missiles at Kyiv in a concentrated strike; Ukrainian air defense intercepted all incoming missiles, potentially setting a world record for successful ballistic missile intercepts.

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Russian forces launched ten surface-to-surface ballistic missiles at Kyiv in a concentrated strike; Ukrainian air defense intercepted all incoming missiles, potentially setting a world record for successful ballistic missile intercepts.

Russia has stepped up targeting of critical energy infrastructure in Kyiv using missiles and drones as winter sets in.

This week, Russia launched a massive drone attack on southern Ukraine and fired ballistic missiles at Kyiv, where about 50 people were wounded by debris

Kyiv's air defense system shot down one X-47M Kinzhal aeroballistic missile today.

The attack involved both false dummy missiles and a real use of X-47M2 Kinzhal missiles from MiG-31K aircraft.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:31.446Z

Source story: day-661-2023-12-18