Air defence forces down Russian missile near Dnipro

Explosions occurred in Dnipro on the afternoon of 30 December while an air-raid warning was in effect. Air defence troops downed a Russian missile. 

Source: Ukraine's Air Force; Suspilne (Ukraine's public broadcaster); Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Details: The Air Force warned of a missile threat, presumably a Kh-59, flying towards Dnipro. 

Later, the media reported that explosions were heard in the city.

Update: Later, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration explained that defenders from Air Command Skhid (East) had destroyed the missile over the Dniprovskyi district. 

Background: On the morning of 30 December, a MiG-31 fighter jet capable of carrying Kinzhal missiles took off in Russia. As a result, an air-raid warning was issued in all of Ukraine's oblasts, and it lasted for an hour and a half.

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