The Russian army attacked Ukraine with drones: how many did the air defense shoot down?
фото: пресслужба Повітряних сил ЗСУ
On the night of Wednesday, September 18, Russia carried out another large-scale attack on the territory of Ukraine using strike drones. In total, 75 kamikaze drones of various types were launched, including more than 40 Shahed, as well as Gerber-type drones and others.
This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The launches of enemy UAVs were carried out from Russian territory – from the directions of Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk.
Ukrainian air defense forces were involved in repelling the air attack: aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare (EW) units, mobile fire groups, and UAV systems of the Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data as of 09:00:
48 drones destroyed or suppressed over the northern, eastern and central regions;
26 drones hit targets — attacks were recorded at at least six locations across Ukraine;
One enemy drone was still in the air at the time of the release of the information.
The Air Force promised to clarify the consequences of the strike, as well as provide updated data on the operation of air defense after completing the analysis of the situation.
As a reminder, on the night of September 17 , several sections of the railway were cut off as a result of a Russian attack in the Poltava region . As a result, passenger trains are delayed, and one person was injured.
As reported, over the past 24 hours, 184 combat clashes have occurred on the Russian-Ukrainian front . The hottest situation remains in the Pokrov direction.
In addition, as of the morning of September 18, Russia had lost about 1,098,380 military personnel since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Over the course of the day, the enemy’s losses in manpower reached 930 people.
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