Overnight into Thursday, July 18, russian troops attacked the territory of Ukraine with 16 attack UAVs and three guided air missiles; the air defense forces managed to hit all 16 Shaheds and two missiles.
This follows from a statement by the press service of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on Telegram, the Ukrainian News agency reports.
"Overnight into July 18, 2024, the enemy attacked with 16 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs from the Kursk Oblast (russia) and three guided air missiles from the south: two X-59/X-69 and one X -35", the message says.
According to the press service of the Air Force, the defenders of the sky managed to hit all 16 Shaheds and two Kh-59 guided air missiles in the Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, and Kharkiv Regions.
Most of the targets were destroyed in the eastern direction - in the area of responsibility of the East air command.
In total, 19 air targets were identified and escorted by the radio engineering forces, mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force, and electronic warfare units involved in repelling the air attack.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, overnight into Saturday, July 13, russian troops attacked the territory of Ukraine with five Shahed-131/136 attack drones, and the air defense forces managed to destroy four drones.
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