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London — On Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry denied responsibility for the missiles that attacked Kieu's homes over the weekend, saying it was likely due to a failure in Ukraine's air defense system.
The missile attacked Kieu, the capital of Ukraine, on Sunday for the first time in a few weeks. Ukraine said areas near apartment blocks and kindergartens were attacked, and US President Joe Biden said the attack was more evidence of Russia's "barbarism" in the attack on Ukraine.
In a statement, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday that it had launched four missiles that hit their target, Kieu's weapons factory.
However, the ministry said the Ukrainian Buku missile defense system accidentally intercepted a Ukrainian-launched S-300 air defense missile and believed it "fallen into a residential building."
"Kiev's administration tried to intercept Russia's high-precision missiles with anti-aircraft weapons deployed in the city," the Pentagon said.
Instead, "two S-300 anti-aircraft missiles were shot down in the air by Ukrainian Buks due to a lack of coupling between air defense systems in urban areas and radio launchers. , One of the anti-aircraft missiles that was shot down would have fallen into a residential building. "
In Moscow, widespread images of destroyed homes have been seen since the invasion of Russia on February 24. Despite estimating that at least 4,731 civilians have been killed, it has repeatedly denied targeting civilian areas called special military operations.
(Report by Reuters)
