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Russia says downs Ukraine-launched missile over Crimea

Published August 19, 2023 Updated August 19, 2023 09:58am
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Russia’s air defence forces shot down a Ukraine-launched missile over the Crimean Peninsula overnight, Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday.

There were no casualties and no damage, the ministry said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app.

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Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.