Mykola Oleshchuk

Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 15 of 16 russian drones during an attack on the night of April 23, 2024.

During a night attack on April 20, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down two Russian X-59/X-69 missiles and three reconnaissance drones.

Ukrainian troops successfully shoot down a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber equipped with cruise missiles, destroying such an aircraft for the first time.

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.

Air Defense Forces destroyed 9 Shahed-131/136 attack drones launched from Crimea on the night of April 16 over different regions of Ukraine.

On April 13, 2024, pilots of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully hit an enemy target in the Luhansk region, and it is expected that there will be more such strikes thanks to additional supplies of missiles from Western partners.

The air defense system successfully destroyed 16/17 enemy Shahed attack drones during a russian attack on the night of April 12, 2024.

During the massive Russian attack on April 11, 57 of 82 air targets launched, including 18 missiles and 39 attack drones, were shot down.

During the night attack, air defense forces shot down 14 of 17 Russian Shahed drones and two X-59 missiles.

Ukrainian air defense forces successfully shot down all 20 Russian attack drones launched during the night attack on April 9.

Ukrainian military destroyed two Russian Orlan-10 reconnaissance drones in Odesa region.

Ukrainian air defense destroyed all 17 russian drones targeting Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Poltava regions during a night attack on April 7, 2024.

Mobile firing groups of the Kherson Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade shot down six enemy "Shaheds" on the night of April 6.

The Ukrainian military shot down 28 enemy drones and 3 enemy missiles in an anti-aircraft battle on the night of April 6, 2024.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down all 13 UAVs launched by russian troops during an air battle over three regions on the night of April 5.

Ukrainian air defense shoots down 9 out of 10 Russian attack drones launched from Crimea during a night attack on April 2.

The Ukrainian Air Defense Forces destroyed 9 out of 12 russian drones.

Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, showed how five russian kamikaze drones were shot down during a night attack by the Shaheda in southern Ukraine.

The Ukrainian Air Force shot down 10 of 13 Russian Shahed drones launched from the Kursk region of Russia at night in Kharkiv, Sumy, and Kyiv regions.

All 12 attacking Shahed UAVs were shot down by mobile firing groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Two ballistic missiles launched by the enemy from the occupied Crimea towards Kyiv were successfully destroyed by air defense forces.

43 air targets: 18 missiles and 25 drones were destroyed in an air battle during russia's attack on Ukraine.

Numerous explosions occurred in the russian-occupied Sevastopol, Crimea. The commander of the Ukrainian Air Force thanked the pilots and sailors for their successful combat work.

Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed 31 of 34 Russian attack drones on the night of March 23 in Poltava, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions.

President Zelenskyy held a meeting dedicated exclusively to resolving the energy crisis caused by Russia's attacks on Ukraine's energy system, making closed-door decisions to restore electricity, water, and heat supply, and prioritizing air defense systems from partners.

Ukrainian air defense forces successfully destroyed 55 Shahid drones and 37 missiles launched by Russian forces over Ukraine on the night of March 22.

Ukrainian air defense forces successfully destroy two Kinzhal ballistic missiles and 29 cruise missiles during a night attack by Russian strategic bombers.

In the Kharkiv sector, Ukrainian border guards destroyed Russian occupants' equipment, turning an SUV and a Bukhanka car into scrap metal.

Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk showed footage of Ukrainian air defense systems successfully shooting down enemy "chekhedrons" in the southern direction every night.

Overnight, the Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down 14 of 16 enemy drones in Odesa region.