Ukrainian air defence system destroys more than 20 Russian missiles around Kyiv

Air defence forces shot down more than 20 Russian missiles in the airspace around Kyiv on the night of 23-24 June.

Source: Serhii Popko, Head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "It is the eighth air raid on Kyiv in June. The enemy has used its usual tactics once again: Tu-95MS strategic bombers fired Kh-101 or Kh-555 missiles from the Caspian Sea.

Over 20 missiles were detected and destroyed in the airspace around Kyiv by air defence assets and personnel."

Background: Several floors of a 24-storey building were damaged by falling debris in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district, killing at least two people.

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