Russia said it shot down a Ukrainian missile over the southern Russian city of Taganrog and that fragments from the blast injured several civilians
It’s believed to be the first time that Taganrog – some 40 kilometers from the border with Ukraine — has been hit since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “The Kyiv regime carried out a terrorist attack with an anti-aircraft missile of the S-200 air defense system converted into a strike version on the residential infrastructure of the city of Taganrog, Rostov Region,” the Russian Ministry of Defense said. Regional Gov.
The defense ministry also claimed that Ukraine launched a drone attack on the Moscow region overnight Friday, but said that its air defenses thwarted the attack, which did not cause any damage or casualties. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Moscow reserves the right to take “tough retaliatory measures” in response to the missile attacks against Taganrog and the attempted drone attack.
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