Russia launches overnight drone attack on Ukraine from two directions, hitting five locations
Illustrative photo: Russians attacked with drones from two directions at night (Getty Images)
On the night of July 18, Russian terrorists launched 35 UAVs, including Shahed drones and decoy drones, against Ukraine. Strikes were recorded in five locations, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
During the attack, drones were launched from the directions of the Russian cities of Millerovo and Primorsko-Akhtarsk. A total of 35 UAVs were launched, 29 of which were Shahed drones.
The main direction of the strike was frontline areas in the eastern part of the country.
To repel the attack, the following forces were engaged:
- anti-aircraft missile units;
- electronic warfare and unmanned systems units;
- mobile fire groups of Ukraine's Defense Forces.
As of 08:30 a.m. Kyiv time, Ukrainian air defense had shot down 11 drones in the northern and eastern regions of the country. An additional 6 UAVs were either lost by location tracking or jammed by electronic warfare systems.
Due to the enemy attack, the following was recorded:
- 18 drones hit targets in five locations;
- drone debris fell in two other locations.
Russian shelling of Ukraine
Since the beginning of the full-scale war, Russia has been regularly attacking Ukraine with missiles, artillery, UAVs, and guided aerial bombs. Frontline regions suffer the most from these assaults.
Earlier this morning, Russian forces struck a Ukrzaliznytsia electric locomotive in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The train driver was killed in the attack.
