The 'onion rings' of defences protecting Ukraine's cities from Russian missiles

Tuesday, 16 May 2023

The 'onion rings' of defences protecting Ukraine's cities from Russian missiles

Russian forces launched a huge barrage of 18 missiles at Kyiv on Tuesday. All of them were shot down, Ukraine says.

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Ukraine’s capital Kyiv came under a Russian aerial attack early morning today that involved swarms of drones ..and a barrage of cruise and ballistic missiles. Ukrainian officials said that their defense systems had shot down objects over several districts of Kyiv. At least 10 loud explosions were...

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