Ukrainian border guards destroy Russian cruise missile with machine gun fire
A mobile fire unit of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine shot down a Russian cruise missile heading toward Kyiv using a machine gun overnight, the agency announced on Aug. 20, publishing photos of the missile wreckage.
Ukrainian border guards managed to destroy a Russian cruise missile that was headed towards Kyiv using their machine gun. The border agency released photos of the missile wreckage on August 20, stating that the missile was intercepted over Kyiv Oblast and crashed in an open field outside populated areas, leaving a large crater behind.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that out of 44 cruise missiles launched by Russian forces during the overnight attack, air defense units intercepted 39 of them. The Russian forces launched a massive combined assault against Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast overnight, utilizing dozens of ballistic missiles, strike drones, and Kalibr cruise missiles.
The attack resulted in 14 deaths and over 40 injuries in the capital, with extensive fires breaking out across Kyiv and surrounding districts.
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