One dead, three injured in latest Russian missile attack on Zviahel in Zhytomyr Oblast

9 June 2023, 11:36 AM

One civilian was killed and another three were injured after the air defense forces intercepted a Russian cruise missile over the town of Zviahel in Zhytomyr Oblast overnight on June 9, regional governor Vitaliy Bunechko reported on Telegram.

The debris fell in the residential area, damaging over a dozen houses and causing casualties, he added.

The Interior Ministry reported that four houses had been destroyed and another 30 had been damaged because of the strike.

Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
Photo: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
Photo: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
Photo: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine

Russia attacked Ukraine with cruise missiles and drones overnight on June 9.

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The Ukrainian air defense forces intercepted four Kh-101/Kh-55 missiles, as well as four reconnaissance and 10 strike drones.

Prior to that, late on June 8, the Russians hit an industrial facility and a car wash in Cherkasy Oblast with two Kalibr missiles.

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