Ukraine's air defence downs 3 Iskander missiles and 23 drones overnight
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Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:17:05 +0300
The Russian forces attacked Ukraine with groundbased missiles and attack UAVs on the night of 1718 April.
Ukraines air defence forces have shot down three IskanderK cruise missiles and 23 Shahed attack UAVs.
Source Ukraines Air Force on Telegram Quote Early reports indicate that the Air Force air surveillance troops detected and escorted 43 enemy air attack vehicles six missiles of various types and 37 attack UAVs decoy drones of other types, including one IskanderM ballistic missile launch area temporarily occupied Crimea five IskanderK cruise missiles launch areas temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Crimea 37 Shahed attack UAVs and other types of drones launch areas Russian cities of Millerovo and Kursk.
Details Aircraft, antiaircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units and mobile fire groups from Ukraines defence forces were involved in repelling the attack.
As of 0930, 26 airborne targets were confirmed to have been shot down three IskanderK cruise missiles and 23 Shahed attack UAVs.
Ten Russian decoy drones disappeared from radar.
Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv and Kyiv oblasts came under attack.
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