Night attack by Shaheds: Ukrainian Armed Forces report on downed Russian drones
Southern Ukrainian Defense Forces report downing enemy Shaheds drones (photo: Getty Images)
Ukrainian forces and means of air defense destroyed four enemy kamikaze drones overnight, which Russian occupiers used to strike Ukrainian territory, according to the Defence Forces of Ukraine's South.
The sky defenders shot down 4 enemy kamikaze drones.
"No hits, other damages, or casualties were recorded," the statement said.
The peculiarity of the air attack
The air attack by the Shaheds tonight targeted the southeastern and central regions. In the operational zone of the Southern Defense Forces of Ukraine, 4 enemy UAVs were shot down:
- 1 in the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions,
- 2 in the Kirovohrad region.
Air attack by the Russian Federation on Ukraine
It was reported earlier that on the evening of Monday, February 19, air raid sirens sounded in parts of Ukraine due to the launch of Shahed drones by Russian occupiers.
Initially, the alarm was mostly in eastern regions, but later it also spread to southern and central regions. Also, at 23:54, the movement of an enemy missile towards Dnipro was recorded.
Around midnight, explosions were heard in Zaporizhzhia, Kremenchuk, and the outskirts of Dnipro during the air alarm. The consequences are currently unknown.
