Ukraine’s air defence forces successfully intercepted 51 Russian Shahed drones and other types of drones during an overnight attack on 18 December, with no hits, damage, or casualties reported.
The Air Force Command reported that Russian forces launched 81 drones, including Shaheds, from Bryansk, Kursk, Millerovo, and Orel in Russia.
The attack was countered by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups from the Air Force and Ukraine’s Defence Forces.
By 09:00, drone interceptions were confirmed in Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyy, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhya Regions. Additionally, 30 Russian decoy drones were destroyed without causing any consequences.