Two Kalibr cruise missiles were shot down over Kyiv region at night. One was missed

Author:
Kostia Andreikovets
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On the night of June 23, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with Kalibr cruise missiles, which are carried by MiG-31K fighters, submarines, and missile frigates and ships.

The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported the launch of rockets at 04:46 — they flew from the south through the center and west, and then in the direction of Fastov and Vasylkov (Kyiv region). Anti-aircraft defense shot down two out of three Kalibr missiles in the sky in the Kyiv region. Explosions were heard in Kyiv.

The State Emergency Service reported that fragments of a downed rocket fell on private residential buildings in the Kyiv region. Two people were injured.

At 9:39 a.m., the police reported that the consequences of a downed missile in Kyiv region were quite devastating. Six high-rise buildings, more than 20 private houses, a gas station building, a pharmacy, a driving school, an administration building and eight cars were damaged. The affected settlement is not named.