On the night of today, September 18, the Russian invaders once again carried out a combined air attack on Ukraine – first, the enemy used kamikaze drones, which were sent mainly to the central and southern regions. Subsequently, cruise missiles were launched from Tu-95ms bombers.
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Thus, Russian invaders attacked the Snigirevsk community of the Nikolaev region at night with drones. The head of the Nikolaev OVA Vitaly Kim reported this in his Telegram channel.
At night, September 18, at 02.25, the Snegirevskaya community was attacked by a UAV of the “Shahed-136/131” type. The wreckage of the downed drone caused a fire in a two-story building, which was quickly extinguished. The shock wave damaged nearby buildings. There were no injuries,” he noted.
In the Dnepropetrovsk region, air defense forces destroyed two enemy cruise missiles. The head of the Dnepropetrovsk Regional Administration, Sergei Lysak, announced this in his Telegram channel.
In the morning, 2 cruise missiles were shot down over the region. “Thank you to the defenders for protecting the sky around the clock,” he noted.
Also at night, powerful explosions were reported in the Khmelnitsky region, in particular in Starokonstantinov. The Khmelnitsky OVO noted that the explosions were the result of air defense work.
Commander of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Nikolai Oleshchuk published a video of the work of the air defense forces that night on his Telegram channel. It shows two air defense missiles being launched from the ground.
Thanks to the defenders of the sky for the successful combat work on September 18! There was a third one too,” he noted in the video description.
Source: Racurs
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