Ukrainian Air Force has said that the military shot down 15 cruise missiles and 21 Drones, Russia fired into the country’s capital, Kyiv on Thursday and early morning of Wednesday night.

According to Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched 15 cruise missiles and 21 Shahed kamikaze drones in a night attack against Ukraine on June 2, and all of them were shot down by the air defense.

In the first phase of the attack, Russian forces launched 21 Shahed drones from the southern direction around 11:00 p.m. And around 3:00 a.m., 15 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles were launched at Ukraine by Tu-95 bombers flying from the northern direction, according to the Ukrainian Air Force as reported by Kyiv Independent news media.

The media also quoted the Ukrainian military to have said earlier in May that Russia uses cheaper, more expendable drones to distract air defense, hoping to clear the way for missiles.

Kyiv Independent also reported that on the morning of June 2, the Kyiv Regional Administration reported that over 30 aerial targets had been shot down by air defense in the 6th consecutive attack on the capital.

Debris from the aerial targets reportedly injured at least two people in the oblast, including a child.

The Kyiv Independent added that over the month of May alone, Russia conducted an estimated over 20 missile and drone attacks against Kyiv.

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