Russia attacked with 4 ballistic "Iskanders", 88 out of 140 enemy drones neutralized - Air Force
Kyiv • UNN
Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine, firing four Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 140 drones. Air defense forces neutralized 88 drones, but missile and drone hits were recorded in 25 locations across six regions.
Russia launched four ballistic missiles and 140 drones at Ukraine overnight, 88 drones were neutralized, but enemy missiles and attack drones hit 6 regions, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Monday, writes UNN.
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According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the night of August 18 (from 9:00 PM on August 17), the enemy attacked with 4 Iskander-M ballistic missiles (from the areas of Taganrog, Millerovo, Kursk), as well as 140 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of imitation drones from the directions: Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, Chauda in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea.
The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, EW and unmanned systems units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 09:00, air defense shot down/suppressed 88 enemy Shahed-type UAVs and various types of imitation drones in the north, south, east, and center of the country
Enemy missiles and attack UAVs hit 25 locations in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, and Kyiv regions