Threat to Dnipro: Ukrainian Armed Forces reported the destruction of a Russian aerial target outside the city.

The Ukrainian Air Forces unexpectedly announced a successful defense against an enemy missile that was launched from the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia region.

'Around 11:30, a target was detected in the airspace of the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia region, launched from an enemy aircraft. This target was destroyed by air defense outside the city of Dnipro,' the Ukrainian Air Forces reported.

According to monitoring and media reports, the missile was shot down by advanced enemy weaponry, likely an aerial bomb with a rocket booster or a long-range guided missile.

Denial of enemy attack

Experts express concern over potential follow-up attacks from the enemy using new types of weaponry that may pose a threat to Ukrainian cities, including Poltava, Dnipro, Mykolaiv, and Odesa.

Some sources suspect that it was a new aerial bomb 'Grom-E1', which can reach a target at a distance of up to 120 km, posing a potential threat to the city. This may be a historic moment, as an enemy missile reached the city's limits for the first Time. The military plans to identify the type of missile after a detailed analysis of the debris at the crash site.

As a result of the operation, Ukrainian forces managed to neutralize the threat and protect the civilian population from possible enemy attacks.