Air defense shot down 15 of 18 missiles launched in Ukraine in the dark of night

It added that 15 of the 18 missiles launched were destroyed.

Kiev city officials wrote on the Telegram messaging app that all missiles directed at the capital were destroyed in the second attack on the city in three days.

“(According to preliminary information), there have been no casualties among the civilian population and no destruction of residential facilities or infrastructure has been recorded,” the city administration said.

Air defense systems were also called into action to protect the Kiev region, which is a separate administrative entity from the city, from Russian missiles, officials said.

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