Anti-aircraft battle on September 18: anti-aircraft defense shot down 46 Shaheds out of 52

downed “Shaheed”. illustrative photo by Getty Images

On the night of September 18, 2024, the Russians attacked Ukraine with three guided air missiles and 52 kamikaze drones, air defense destroyed 46 UAVs, another 5 were lost in location due to the action of EW, 1 flew back to the Russian Federation.

Source: press service of the command of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Details: It is reported that the Russian occupiers struck with three Kh-59/69 guided air missiles from the airspace of the occupied Kherson region and 52 strike UAVs from the districts: Kursk, Yeisk (RF).

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Aviation, mobile fire groups and units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine were involved in repelling the enemy’s air attack. As a result of the anti-aircraft battle, 46 attack UAVs were shot down.

In addition, due to the active countermeasures of the EW means of the Defense Forces, five UAVs were lost in location, one enemy attack drone flew to Russia.

It is also emphasized that as a result of the active opposition of the Defense Forces, guided air missiles did not reach the desired targets of the enemy. There is damage to agricultural machinery, while previously there were no victims or victims.

Anti-aircraft defense worked in Mykolaiv, Kherson, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Sumy and Poltava regions.