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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Pavel Polityuk

Ukraine says it downed 36 Russian missiles and drones

A view shows an office building damaged during Russian missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 1, 2023. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv/Handout via REUTERS

Ukrainian forces in Kyiv said on Friday they shot down 36 Russian missiles and drones in and around the capital overnight, with two people injured by falling debris before authorities lifted air raid alerts across most of the country.

Russia has launched about 20 missile and drone attacks on Kyiv since the beginning of May, a surge in strikes that the government says appears aimed at derailing Ukraine's preparations for a major counter-offensive.

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