Ukraine’s Armed Forces shot down 15 out of 18 missiles launched by Russia in the early morning

An 18-strong barrage of missiles launched at Ukraine was largely repelled overnight, according to the Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Valerii Zaluzhnyi.

Air defense crews destroyed 15 out of 18 rockets aimed at targets across the country, including in the Kyiv region. The attack was launched at 2.30 am local time and lasted about three hours. At least 25 civilians, including three children, have been injured in Russia’s overnight missile attack on the Dnipropetrovsk region — the Pavlohrad district was affected. Also, an industrial enterprise was damaged there, as local authorities reported.

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