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Russia launched intercontinental ballistic and cruise missiles at Dnipro, with air defense successfully intercepting six targets.

This was reported by the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

They explained that an intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation, the air-launched ballistic missile Kinzhal (X-47M2) was fired from the Tambov region, and cruise missiles X-101 were launched from the Volgograd region.

As a result of the air defense battle, the anti-aircraft missile units managed to destroy 6 out of 7 X-101 missiles. According to the Air Forces, there were no significant consequences for the other missiles.

Consequences of the Attack

The primary target of the Russian attack was the city of Dnipro. As reported by the head of the regional military administration, Sergey Lysak, an industrial facility sustained damage due to the shelling, and two fires broke out.

The city mayor, Boris Filatov, also stated that the Russian attack damaged a rehabilitation center for people with disabilities. The boiler house was affected, and windows were shattered in the rehabilitation center building. Information regarding injured individuals is being clarified.