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Russian missile attack on Kyiv, September 6: Air defense downs all targets

Russian missile attack on Kyiv, September 6: Air defense downs all targets Russians launched a missile attack on Kyiv (facebook.com/mvs.gov.ua)
Author: Maria Kholina

Russian forces launched a missile attack on Kyiv this morning, September 6. It is reported that all enemy targets were shot down by Ukrainian air defense forces, according to the Kyiv Military Administration's (KMA) Telegram channel.

Another Russian combined missile attack on a peaceful city. Preliminary information suggests that occupiers launched cruise missiles of the type X-101/555/55 from strategic aviation Tu-95MS aircraft from the Saratov region of the Russian Federation. Missiles of another type, likely ballistic, were also launched, according to the KMA report.

It is reported that all enemy targets moving toward the capital were destroyed by air defense forces. According to preliminary data, there were no casualties or damage in Kyiv.

Overnight shelling of Ukraine on September 6

Russian forces launched a massive attack on the Odesa region using Shahed UAVs. It is reported that as a result of the strike in several populated areas of the region, destruction and fires were recorded. Additionally, objects of port and agricultural infrastructure were damaged, and one person was killed.

Russians also carried out a combined missile strike on the capital of Ukraine. Air defense forces were activated in Kyiv and several other regions.