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| The projectile has been destroyed mid-air over the Kaluga Region, the Russian Ministry of Defense has said | 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. | 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. | 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) of Moscow. | |
| Two of Moscow’s three main airports – Domodedovo and Vnukovo – have been briefly shut down, news agency TASS reported, citing aviation services. | |
| Hours later, the Defense Ministry said that 42 drones attacked Crimea overnight, nine of which were destroyed in the air, while the rest veered off course due to signal-jamming and crashed. | |
| Ukraine has stepped up drone and missile attacks deep inside Russian territory in recent months, as its much-anticipated ground offensive has failed to yield significant results. | Ukraine has stepped up drone and missile attacks deep inside Russian territory in recent months, as its much-anticipated ground offensive has failed to yield significant results. |
| According to the Russian military, earlier this month Kiev’s forces fired an S-200 missile into the long bridge that connects Crimea with mainland Russia, but the projectile was shot down before reaching its target. The MOD said that a missile of this type was also used in the July 28 strike on the Russian southern city of Taganrog. More than 20 people were injured in that attack. | According to the Russian military, earlier this month Kiev’s forces fired an S-200 missile into the long bridge that connects Crimea with mainland Russia, but the projectile was shot down before reaching its target. The MOD said that a missile of this type was also used in the July 28 strike on the Russian southern city of Taganrog. More than 20 people were injured in that attack. |