Russian missile shot down over Poltava region

ROMAN PETRENKO - MONDAY, 6 JUNE 2022, 08:26

A Russian missile has been shot down in the skies over Poltava Oblast.

Source: Dmytro Lunin, head of the Oblast State Administration

Quote from Lunin: "The Ukrainian Armed Forces have downed an enemy missile in the skies over the Poltava region!

Please do not ignore the air-raid sirens!"

Details: There is no information yet.

Background:

• Five explosions rang out on Kyiv's Left Bank around 6am on 5 June, with the mayor of the capital, Vitali Klitschko, reporting missile strikes on infrastructure in the Darnytsia and Dnipro districts of the city.
• According to preliminary reports, Russian troops launched missiles from Tu-95 aircraft from the Caspian Sea. One missile was destroyed.