MOSCOW, October 7. /TASS/. The Kiev government made another attempt to attack the Russian territory with an S-200 air defense missile re-purposed for ground targets, but it was shot down by Russian missile defenses, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

"At around 10:00 p.m. Moscow time on October 7, the Kiev regime made another attempt to carry out a terrorist attack on the territory of the Republic of Crimea, using an S-200 air defense missile re-purposed for ground attack. Russian missile defenses promptly detected the target and blew it up in midair," the ministry said.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported earlier in the day that another missile of this type was downed while flying towards Crimea at around 6:00 p.m. Moscow time.