Russia attacked Ukraine with ballistics and drones: How air defense worked
Photo: The Russian Federation launched missiles and drones over Ukraine on January 18 (Getty Images)
Russia launched a combined strike on Ukraine during the night of January 18. The occupiers fired four rockets and 39 drones, according to the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram.
Russia launched drone strikes from three directions: Millerovo, Bryansk, and Primorsk-Akhtarsk. Additionally, the enemy used four Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, launched from the Voronezh and Bryansk regions.
As of 8:00 AM, two missiles were shot down in Kyiv region, and 24 drones were intercepted. Air defense systems were active in Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Donetsk regions.
Another 14 enemy imitator drones were lost without causing harm.
Consequences of the Russian attack
According to the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the downed ballistic missiles fell in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv. A production facility was partially destroyed, and buildings, metro entrances, vehicles, and a main water pipeline were damaged.
As a result of the attack on Kyiv, four people were killed, and at least three were injured. To see what Lukyanivka in Shevchenkivskyi district looks like after the attack, check out the photo report by RBC-Ukraine.
Additionally, the enemy struck a business in Zaporizhzhia with a ballistic missile, damaging buildings and vehicles. Eight people were reported injured, and two are missing.
