Ukraine’s air defenses down four ballistic missiles, 212 drones overnight
According to Ukrinform, the information was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram.
Starting at 18:00 on June 17, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with seven Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles launched from Russia's Voronezh, Bryansk, and Kursk regions, as well as 239 aerial targets, including Shahed attack drones (among them jet-powered variants), Gerbera, Italmas, and Parodiya decoy drones.
The drones were launched from the directions of Kursk, Oryol, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, as well as from Hvardiiske in temporarily occupied Crimea and temporarily occupied Donetsk.
The air assault was repelled by Ukrainian aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare (EW) units, unmanned systems forces, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 08:00 on June 18, Ukrainian air defenses had destroyed or suppressed 216 aerial targets, including four Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles and 212 drones of various types.
The interceptions were recorded in northern, southern, and eastern regions of Ukraine.
Russian strikes were confirmed at nine locations, where two ballistic missiles and 26 attack drones reached their targets. Falling debris was reported at seven additional locations. Information regarding one more ballistic missile is still being clarified.
The attack remains ongoing, with enemy drones still present in Ukrainian airspace.
As reported by Ukrinform, air raid alerts were declared overnight on June 18 in Kyiv and several other regions due to the threat of Russian ballistic missile strikes.
