drones

Ukraine’s Air Force downed 55 of 108 Russian Shahed drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles during a nighttime attack into Monday, with 30 drones lost to radar, impacting Odesa, Mykolaiv, Donetsk, and Zhytomyr oblasts, the Air Force reported.

Ukrainian air defenses shot down 54 of 136 Russian Shahed and other drones launched overnight into Tuesday, with 70 more lost to radar, affecting Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, the Ukrainian Air Force reported.

Over 100 drones attacked Russia overnight into Tuesday, targeting Moscow and several regions, damaging homes and prompting temporary airport closures, Russian Telegram channels reported, citing local sources and officials.

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 54 Shahed kamikaze drones and decoy unmanned aerial vehicles in the early hours of Tuesday, launching from Millerovo, Kursk, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and Cape Chauda in occupied Crimea, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

Russian forces launched six missiles and 37 attack drones, including Shahed models and decoy drones, targeting Ukraine overnight into April 18, with Ukrainian air defenses destroying 26 of the enemy’s aerial targets, the Ukrainian Air Force reported.