Ukraine Shoots Down 5 Russian Ballistic Missiles | France News

France News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 18, 2026 · 1m

Ukraine’s air defenses pulled off a major win overnight, shooting down five Russian ballistic missiles—some of the hardest to intercept—though several still hit Kyiv, sparking fires and damaging warehouses and a school. Russia says the strikes targeted Ukrainian missile and drone factories, aiming to cripple Ukraine’s retaliatory capabilities. As winter looms, Kyiv is urgently ramping up defenses to shield critical infrastructure from missile storms that have crippled power grids. In a hopeful development, nine nations have joined Ukraine in forming a new European ballistic missile shield…