Occupiers attack Ukraine with drones. Air defense downed all Shaheds

Overnight into February 19, the russian occupiers launched 4 Shahed attack drones over Ukraine, all enemy targets were shot down.

This is reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Telegram.

"During the night, the Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed all four attack UAVs of the Shahed type, which the enemy launched in the direction of the Kharkiv Region from the Belgorod Oblast," the message reads.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on the morning of February 18, the Defense Forces destroyed another russian Su-34 fighter jet. In addition, air defense destroyed 12 Shaheds and an Kh-59 missile.

On February 17, units of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed three russian fighters in the Eastern direction at once - two Su-34 fighter-bombers and one Su-35 fighter.

It also became known that on February 17, after defeating the fighter jet of the aggressor state of the russian federation, the enemy pilot directed the plane to the populated areas of the Luhansk Region.

On February 19, in the temporarily occupied Mariupol of the Donetsk Region, there were reports of a burning plane falling near the city and explosions. The Mariupol City Council confirms that a russian plane was probably shot down near the village of Rybatske, and explosions were heard in various districts of the city. Meanwhile, the russian occupiers announced the operation of anti-aircraft defense.