The air defense of Ukraine shot down most of the air targets that Russia used to attack Ukrainian cities today.
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On the night of May 19, 2023, the enemy attacked Ukraine in the northern and southeastern directions with Shahed-136/131 strike drones and Kalibr cruise missiles from ships in the Black Sea. Launches of 22 UAVs and 6 missiles were recorded. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Telegram.
However, three cruise missiles and 16 strike drones were destroyed by the forces and means of air defense of the air commands “Center”, “West” and “South”.
In Krivoy Rog, hits on a private industrial enterprise were recorded at night. A 64-year-old woman was injured, she was hospitalized in serious condition. The head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Serhiy Lysak, said on Telegram that the workshops were significantly damaged, equipment was destroyed. The explosions also led to fires, in particular, a fire broke out in a four-story administrative building. A 45-year-old man received minor injuries. He will be treated at home.
There were explosions in Lvov too. Mayor Andrei Sadovy and Telegram reported that it sounded around 4.00. It is preliminary known that the target of the enemy was an object of the critical infrastructure of the city, and the attack was carried out by a Shahed-type UAV.
The head of the Rivne OVA, Vitaliy Koval, said on Telegram that the alarm was protracted, but it was not recorded in the region. Air defense worked.
Recall that since the beginning of May, the Russian invaders attacked Kyiv from the air for the tenth time. On the night of May 19, the enemy launched Shahed kamikaze drones in several waves towards the capital, which were shot down by air defense forces.
Source: Racurs
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