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Ukrainian air defense units shot down a Russian Kh-59 guided missile over Kryvyi Rih district, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast during an air raid warning.

Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
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Ukrainian air defense units shot down a Russian Kh-59 guided missile over Kryvyi Rih district, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Air defense forces were activated in the Kryvyi Rih district on January 14, 2024

Ukrainian defenders shot down an enemy missile in Kryvyi Rih district

The missile shootdown occurred amid an air raid alert

Ukrainian air defense downed a missile over Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Air raid sirens rang out in Kherson, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts shortly before 5 p.m. local time

Ukraine's Air Force warned residents of Kryvyi Rih to take shelter at 5:13 p.m.

Air defense was operating in the area and the missile attack had been successfully fought off

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:02:25.289Z

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