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| The projectile has been destroyed mid-air over the Kaluga Region, the Russian Ministry of Defense has said | |
| A Ukrainian S-200 missile has been intercepted and destroyed mid-air in Kaluga Region, southwest of Moscow, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in the early hours of Friday. | |
| According to the MOD, the air defenses have “thwarted an attempt by the Kiev authorities to conduct terrorist attacks on civilian sites on the territory of the Russian Federation.” | According to the MOD, the air defenses have “thwarted an attempt by the Kiev authorities to conduct terrorist attacks on civilian sites on the territory of the Russian Federation.” |
| The Soviet-era S-200 missiles were originally designed to strike airborne targets. However, Russian officials have warned that Ukraine has repurposed some of them for use against targets on the ground. | |
| According to reports on Telegram, loud explosions were heard in Obninsk, a city roughly 100 kilometers (62 miles) southwest of Moscow. | |
| Two of Moscow’s three main airports – Domodedovo and Vnukovo – have been shut down, news agency TASS reported, citing aviation services. | |
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