Ukrainian Air Force
On April 19, Russian shelling in the Kherson region killed one person and damaged residential buildings, critical infrastructure and a gas pipeline.
During a night attack on April 20, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down two Russian X-59/X-69 missiles and three reconnaissance drones.
Over the last day, Ukrainian aviation carried out 7 strikes against the enemy, targeting 6 areas of personnel concentration and 1 control point.
According to correspondents, a series of explosions occurred in Zaporizhzhia, while the Air Force command warned of possible air strikes in the region.
The court refused to hold a hearing and extend the detention of former acting commander Roman Chervinsky, raising concerns about possible unlawful actions in his arrest without trial.
An explosion was heard in Sumy, Ukraine, triggering an air raid in the city and the region, as well as reports of a missile heading toward Chernihiv region.
Ukraine has the right to self-defense, including strikes against legitimate military targets outside the country, such as russian aircraft that have been firing on Ukrainian cities, as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has stated.
Ukrainian air defense forces shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber and two X-22 cruise missiles fired from it, marking a strategic defeat for Russia, as it can no longer produce such aircraft and has only about 20 that can perform combat missions.
Ukraine has successfully destroyed a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber with X-22 cruise missiles and the missiles themselves, as well as a Russian A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft, using various systems, including modernized components made from old parts.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine says that Russia's production of new Tu-22M3 bombers is virtually impossible today after one was shot down at a distance of 300 km while flying a combat mission over Ukraine.
A high-speed target moving in the direction of Dnipro was detected, and a woman's body was pulled from the rubble in Dnipropetrovs'k region.
Ukrainian troops successfully shoot down a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber equipped with cruise missiles, destroying such an aircraft for the first time.
Two explosions occurred in Odesa, Ukraine, amid warnings of a possible ballistic missile attack from Crimea.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, in cooperation with the Air Force, shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bomber at a distance of about 300 kilometers from Ukraine using the same means that had previously shot down a Russian A-50 aircraft.
A Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber with two X-22 cruise missiles was destroyed by a long-range S-200 anti-aircraft missile system, a source said.
Ukrainian air defense forces shoot down a Russian Tu-22 strategic bomber and two X-22 cruise missiles fired from it for the first time in response to Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities.
On the night of April 19, 2024, Russian troops launched a combined attack using 36 missiles and drones, but Ukrainian air defense systems successfully destroyed 29 of them, including for the first time a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber with X-22 cruise missiles.
A Russian Tu-22M3 bomber carrying out a missile attack crashed in the Stavropol Territory, but the pilots survived, the Ukrainian Armed Forces report.
Over the past day, russia launched 11 missile strikes, 78 air strikes and 82 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities.
Hostile Iranian-made Shahed drones have been detected in Poltava, Kirovohrad, and Dnipro regions, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
The Ukrainian Air Force reports a missile heading northwest in Mykolaiv region.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine warns of possible attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Sumy region.
A russian missile from the Black Sea targets Ukraine's Odesa region.
Ukraine's Air Force announces the launch of Shaheds from the Black Sea in the direction of Odesa.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about a missile heading for Mykolaiv region.
The Ukrainian Air Force informs of possible drone strikes in Dnipropetrovs'k and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Russia attacked critical infrastructure facilities in the Ivano-Frankivsk region using drones, believing that there were targets "worthy of their attention.
The explosions occurred in Kharkiv. Earlier, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote about the launch of the CABs in Kharkiv and Donetsk regions.
Ukraine urgently needs additional Patriot and SAMP/T air defense systems to defend against Russian terror and protect Ukrainians from Russian missiles and drones.
On Thursday, April 18, a russian missile strike in the Dnipro region wounded two men aged 30 and 35, who were hospitalized in moderate condition, and started several fires, according to the head of the Dnipro regional military administration.