Ukrainian missile intercepted in western Russia – MOD

The projectile has been destroyed mid-air in Kaluga Region on Friday, the Defense Ministry said

A Ukrainian S-200 missile has been intercepted and destroyed mid-air in Kaluga Region, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in the early hours of Friday.

According to the MOD, the air defenses have “thwarted an attempt by the Kiev authorities to conduct terrorist attacks on civilian sites on the territory of the Russian Federation.”

The Soviet-era S-200 missiles were originally designed to strike airborne targets. However, Russian officials said in the past that Ukrainian troops were repurposing them to hit targets on the ground.