The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine draws attention to the fact that on the night of April 18, 2025, Russian invaders carried out an air attack on peaceful Ukrainian cities and villages with ground-based missiles and strike UAVs. Thanks to the coordinated work of the air defense forces, most of the enemy targets were neutralized.
Points of attention
- The coordinated work of air defense forces led to the destruction of 3 Iskander-K cruise missiles, 23 Shahed attack UAVs, and 10 enemy drones-simulators.
- The defense operation showcases the readiness and efficiency of the Ukrainian Air Force in protecting the country from hostile air attacks.
Russia's attack on Ukraine on April 18 — first details
The defenders of Ukrainian skies detected and escorted 43 enemy air attack vehicles — 6 missiles of various types and 37 attack UAVs:
1 Iskander-M ballistic missile (launch area — Crimea);
5 Iskander-K cruise missiles (launch areas — TOT Zaporizhia region, Crimea);
37 Shahed attack UAVs and other types of simulator drones (launch areas — Millerovo, Kursk — Russian Federation).
Aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare equipment, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine were involved in the destruction of enemy targets.
The order managed to destroy 26 air targets:
3 Iskander-K cruise missiles;
23 Shahed attack UAVs.
In addition, it is indicated that 10 enemy drones-simulators were lost in location.
This time, the Sumy region, Kharkiv region, Dnipropetrovsk region, Mykolaiv region, and Kyiv region came under enemy attack.
