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| Russian air defenses shoot down second Ukrainian missile | Russian air defenses shoot down second Ukrainian missile |
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| The projectile was destroyed above the Azov district, according to the governor of Rostov Region | The projectile was destroyed above the Azov district, according to the governor of Rostov Region |
| A second Ukrainian missile has been shot down in the Azov area, Rostov Region Governor Vasily Golubev announced on Friday. He said the consequences of the incident were still being assessed. | A second Ukrainian missile has been shot down in the Azov area, Rostov Region Governor Vasily Golubev announced on Friday. He said the consequences of the incident were still being assessed. |
| Videos emerging on social media suggest that the Ukrainian rocket failed to reach any residential areas and was shot down over the outskirts of the city of Azov.Russia’s Defense Ministry has confirmed that the “Kiev regime made a second attempt at a terrorist attack” using a modified anti-aircraft missile of the S-200 air defense system that was converted for offensive purposes. | |
| The ministry said the missile had been intercepted by Russian air defense systems near the city of Azov, with fragments of the projectile falling in a deserted area. | |
| Russia’s southern region of Rostov was the target of several Ukrainian missile strikes over the course of Friday. Earlier in the day, Russian air defense systems shot down a missile over the city of Taganrog, with missile debris crashing into the city center and injuring 15 people, nine of whom have been hospitalized. | |
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