MELITOPOL, January 2. /TASS/. Russian air defense forces shot down four rockets targeting Tokmak, in the Zaporozhye Region, regional emergency services said in a report.

"Explosions were heard in the town of Tokmak at 8:30 p.m. [Moscow time] (5:30 p.m. GMT - TASS) in what might be a Ukrainian rocket attack. According to preliminary data, Ukrainian militants fired four rockets toward the town. Russian air defense systems activated" to confront the attack, the report reads.