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Russian military launched attacks during the night: Ukrainian forces shot down three cruise missiles and eight drones

The Ukrainian Air Force announced that it shot down three cruise missiles and eight drones deployed overnight from Saturday to Sunday by Russian forces in attacks, the drones targeting the capital Kiev for the first time in 12 days, AFP and Agerpres inform.

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"All aerial targets - 8 Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicle) and three Kalibr cruise missiles - were destroyed!" the Ukrainian Air Force announced on Sunday.

"Eight (Iranian-made) Shaheds were launched from the southeast and three Kalibr missiles were launched from the Black Sea," the Ukrainian air force said in a statement.

One man was injured in the leg and three houses were damaged by falling drone debris in the Kyiv region, according to Ruslan Kravchenko, head of the Kyiv regional military administration.

Russia has stepped up its nocturnal bombing of Ukraine since May, with explosive drones and rockets, while Kiev launched its long-awaited counteroffensive in early June in areas in the east and south held by Russian troops.

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