On the night of today, September 18, Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs and X-101/X-555/X-55 air-launched cruise missiles.
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This was reported on the Facebook page of the Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
It is noted that the Shaheds flew in two directions:
- Primorsko-Akhtarsk – Russian Federation;
- Cape Chauda – temporarily occupied Crimea.
A total of 24 attack UAVs were recorded in the direction of the Nikolaev and Odessa regions. 18 attack drones were destroyed by air defense along the route.
The invaders launched cruise missiles from Tu-95MS strategic bombers from the Volgograd region:
- eight aircraft were involved, launches of 17 cruise missiles of the X-101/X-555/X-55 type were recorded;
- all 17 missiles were destroyed within the Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava and Khmelnytsky regions.
Source: Racurs
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