Air defense destroyed 5 ballistic missiles that were flying at Kyiv – Air Force

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During the Russian combined attack on the night of December 20, air defenses destroyed 5 ballistic missiles flying at Kyiv and 40 enemy UAVs in 8 regions of Ukraine, another 20 drones did not reach their targets.

Source: Air Force in social networks

Details: Starting at 7:00 p.m. on December 19, the enemy attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile from the Rostov Region of the Russian Federation, a Kh-59/69 guided air missile from the airspace of the Kursk Region, and 65 Shahed-type strike UAVs and other types of drones from the Bryansk, Millerovo regions , Orla, Primorsko-Akhtarsk.

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As of 9:30 a.m., the downing of 40 Shahed type UAVs and drones of other types was confirmed in the Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhia regions and in the Russian Kurshchyna region.

Due to the active opposition of the Defense Forces, 20 enemy drone simulators were lost in location (without negative consequences).

Private, multi-apartment buildings, medical facilities, warehouses and farms in Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Kyiv and Kharkiv regions were affected as a result of the night missile-drone attack.

At the same time, around 7:00 a.m. on December 20, the enemy attacked the capital of Ukraine with 5 Iskander-M ballistic missileshttps://www.pravda.com.ua/KN-23. Launches were carried out from the Voronezh and Bryansk regions.

As a result of combat work, air defense shot down all five ballistic missiles “Iskander-M”https://www.pravda.com.ua/KN-23, which Russian criminals directed at Kyiv, the airmen say.

Literally: “Unfortunately, after the insidious enemy attack, there are consequences on the ground. Debris from the downed missiles caused damage and destruction in five districts of the capital, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded.

We ask citizens to immediately respond to reports of the threat of using ballistic weapons, because there is very little time to find shelter. Follow the recommendations of emergency services, take care of yourself and your loved ones.”