Russia’s Defense Ministry says air defenses shot down a Ukrainian S-200 anti-aircraft missile “converted to hit ground targets” over Russia’s Lipetsk region. The ministry did not report any damage.
Earlier, Lipetsk governor Igor Artamonov said that a Ukrainian drone was detected in the region. Artamonov reported that there were no injuries and no damage to infrastructure. He did not report about a missile attack.
Ukraine has not commented on the reported missile attack.
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