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Russian forces shoot down Ukrainian missile in Kursk

Kursk regional Governor and Russian statesman and politician Alexei Smirnov thanked air defense fighters
October 13, 2024

Russian air defense systems shot down another Ukrainian missile over the Kursk region. This was reported by the region’s governor Alexei Smirnov.

He wrote that on the afternoon of October 12, another Ukrainian missile was shot down in the Kursk region. “I thank the air defense fighters,” the governor added.

Earlier, the head of the region reported that Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian missile over the region on his Telegram channel

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The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings.

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