18 August 2024, Sunday, 12:19 912

Air Defense downs 2 KN-23 ballistic missiles, 3 cruise missiles, and 8 Shaheds overnight

Editor: Roman Vaniyan

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Overnight into August 18, the air defense forces of Ukraine destroyed two ballistic missiles of the KN-23 type, three cruise missiles, the type of which is being specified, and eight Shaheds within three regions.

This was announced by the commander of the Air Force / Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk.

So, on the night of August 18, 2024, the enemy attacked with ballistic missiles from the Kursk and Voronezh Oblasts, cruise and guided air missiles, as well as attack UAVs of the Shahed type (launch area of the Kursk Oblast, russia).

It is indicated that a total of 16 means of enemy air attack were detected by the radio engineering troops of the Air Force:

1 Iskander-M ballistic missile;
2 KN-23 ballistic missiles;
2 Kh-59 guided air missiles;
3 cruise missiles (type to be specified);
8 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs.

As a result of the anti-aircraft battle, the anti-aircraft missile forces of the Air Force, mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, and electronic warfare units shot down 13 aerial targets within Kyiv, Sumy, and Poltava Regions:

2 KN-23 ballistic missiles;
3 cruise missiles (type to be specified);
8 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs.

At the same time, the rest of the missiles that were not included in the downed statistics did not reach the desired targets. Previously, there were no casualties or casualties.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, meanwhile, on the night and morning of August 18, drones struck the territory of the Rostov Oblast of the aggressor state of russia. As a result, the fuel ignited.