The Air Force shot down a Russian cruise missile in the Dnipropetrovsk region
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The Air Force shot down a Russian cruise missile in the Dnipropetrovsk region

Serhii Lysak / Dnipropetrovsk OVA
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An explosion rang out in Dnipro during the alarm. The Air Force warned about the movement of the rocket in the direction of the city.

What is known about the Russian attack on Dnipropetrovsk region

As reported head of Dnipropetrovsk region Serhiy Lysak, defenders from PvK "East" destroyed an enemy cruise missile.

It should be added that an air alert was announced on the territory of the Dnipropetrovsk region from 12:26 p.m. At 12:48, the Air Force warned about the movement of the missile in the direction of the Kirovohrad region, however, it later changed its direction towards the Dnipro.

At 1:07 p.m., an air alert was announced in the south of Ukraine, including the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Attack on Ukraine on the night of January 28

On the night of January 28, Russian terrorists attacked the territory of Ukraine:

  • 8 Shahed-136/131 type strike drones from the south-eastern direction (Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russia);

  • by 2 "Iskander-M" missiles over the Poltava region from the Voronezh region of Russia;

  • 3 S-300 missiles over the Donetsk region from the temporarily occupied territory of the region.

Civilian objects and objects of critical infrastructure were attacked in Poltava, Donetsk, Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

Anti-aircraft defense destroyed 4 out of 8 enemy UAVs.

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