Ukraine’s Air Defence Intercepted 5 Russian Missiles and 8 Attack Drones

On the night of August 18, 2024, the russian forces attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles from the Kursk and Voronezh regions, cruise and guided air missiles, as well as attack drones of the “Shahed” type (launch area of ​​the Kursk region – Russian Federation).

A total of 16 means of air attack of the enemy were detected by the radio engineering troops of the Air Force:

• 1 “Iskander-M” ballistic missile;
• 2 KN-23 ballistic missiles;
• 2 Kh-59 guided air missiles;
• 3 cruise missiles (type to be specified);
• 8 attack UAVs “Shahed-131/136”.

As a result of anti-aircraft combat, 13 air targets were shot down within Kyiv, Sumy, and Poltava regions by anti-aircraft missile troops of the Air Force, mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, and electronic warfare units:

• 2 KN-23 ballistic missiles;
• 3 cruise missiles (type to be specified);
• 8 attack UAVs “Shahed-131/136”.

The rest of the missiles that were not included in the downed statistics did not reach the desired targets. Previously, there were no casualties or casualties.

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