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Russia launches air strike on Kyiv, city official says attack repelled

"All were shot down, there were no hits," Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said on the Telegram messaging app.

June 06, 2023 / 11:03 IST
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Russia launches air strike on Kyiv, city official says attack repelled
Russia launches air strike on Kyiv, city official says attack repelled

Russia launched a new wave of overnight air strikes on Kyiv, with officials at the Ukrainian capital saying that air defence systems downed more than 20 cruise missiles on their approach.

"All were shot down, there were no hits," Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said on the Telegram messaging app.

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Reuters could not independently verify the report.

Reuters' witnesses reported hearing several blasts that sounded like air defence systems while the city was under air raid alerts for more than four hours, starting soon after midnight on Tuesday.