Bomb disposal experts destroy warhead of Kh-101 missile in Kyiv

Bomb disposal experts destroy warhead of Kh-101 missile in Kyiv

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Bomb disposal experts have removed and destroyed the warhead of a Kh-101 missile in Kyiv.

Ukraine's State Emergency Service said this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

"After Russia's large-scale attack this morning, the warhead of a Kh-101 missile was discovered near a house in the Shevchenkivskyi district of the capital. Law enforcement officers blocked the traffic and, together with rescue workers, evacuated the residents," the post said.

A part of the enemy missile was safely removed, delivered to the place of disposal and destroyed.

On March 21, Russia launched a large-scale missile attack on Kyiv. Anti-aircraft missile units of the Ukrainian Air Force and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces intercepted two ballistic missiles and 29 cruise missiles launched by Russian forces. 

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