As of Saturday morning, January 18, it was confirmed that two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles were shot down in the Kyiv Region and 24 Shahed attack UAVs and drones of other types were shot down in the Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson and Donetsk Regions.
This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
On the night of January 18, 2025 (from 07:00 p.m. on January 17), the enemy attacked with 39 Shahed strike UAVs and simulator drones of various types from the directions: Millerovo, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - russia, and also used four Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles (launches from Voronezh and Bryansk Oblasts - russia).
The air attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, mobile fire groups of the Air Force and Defense Forces of Ukraine.
14 enemy simulator drones - lost in location (without negative consequences).
Unfortunately, people were killed as a result of the enemy strike on Kyiv - the downed ballistic missiles fell in the Shevchenkivskyi district of the city. The production building of the enterprise was partially destroyed, houses, the entrance to the subway, cars and the main water supply were damaged.
"According to preliminary data, at the moment there is no information about the killed in Zaporizhzhia, search operations are ongoing, but there are victims, they are being provided with assistance. The enemy hit one of the city's enterprises with ballistic missiles, houses and vehicles were also damaged," the statement of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.
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