{"id":47451,"date":"2024-01-13T16:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T16:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/ukraine-attacked-overnight-by-40-russian-missiles-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-13T16:29:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T16:29:02","slug":"ukraine-attacked-overnight-by-40-russian-missiles-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/ukraine-attacked-overnight-by-40-russian-missiles-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine attacked overnight by 40 Russian missiles | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ukraine suffered a large Russian missile attack in the early hours of Saturday, while its air defences were able to down a far lower proportion of them than usual.<\/p>\n

According to Ukraine’s air force, Russia launched 37 missiles and three drones. Eight missiles were downed, it said in a statement on social media.<\/p>\n

The air force’s spokesperson said earlier this week that Ukraine was now suffering from a deficit of air defence missiles. It was not immediately clear whether this or any other factor was the reason for the low hit rate.<\/p>\n

Most of the types of missile used overnight were extremely fast-moving ballistic types, the air force said. These are far harder to shoot down.<\/p>\n

“It should be noted that more than 20 of all the listed (weapons) which were not included in the number of the downed, did not reach their targets as a result of active countermeasures by electronic warfare,” the statement said.<\/p>\n

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There were no details on the targets of the strike.<\/p>\n

Air defences shot down Russian missiles in at least five regions across Ukraine, according to local officials from those provinces.<\/p>\n

The large south-eastern city of Dnipro was struck, the local governor said, also without providing detail as to what was hit.<\/p>\n

Police in the northern region of Chernihiv posted a picture of a large crater made by a downed missile.<\/p>\n

“As a result of being hit by the debris of an enemy missile, several private homes and non-residential buildings were damaged, one building was practically destroyed,” the police wrote. No people were hurt but a dog was killed, police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n