Air alert declared in Kyiv and several regions due to ballistic missile threat

Air alert declared in Kyiv and several regions due to ballistic missile threat

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An air alert has been declared in Kyiv and a number of regions of Ukraine due to the threat of ballistic missiles.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

“The threat of the use of ballistic weapons in the areas where air alert has been declared!” the statement reads.

Later, the Air Force reported that the threat of ballistic missile use had been averted.

As reported by Ukrinform, the Defense Forces shot down 13 Russian missiles and 40 drones on the night of April 6, and another 53 enemy UAVs were lost locally.

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