Streaks of tracer fire lit up the sky over Kyiv as Ukrainian air defence systems repelled Russian missile attacks and air raid sirens blared across the country for more than three hours.
Ukraine’s armed forces say they shot down 15 out of 18 missiles launched by Russia in the early hours of Monday morning. All missiles directed at the capital were destroyed and that there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to infrastructure, according to Kyiv officials. Ukrainian media also reported blasts in the Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions
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