Air defense shot down 45 Russian drones out of 85, another 40 were lost in field - Air Force. INFOGRAPHICS

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On the night of 19 December 2024 (from 20.00 on 18 December), the enemy struck with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Crimea and Rostov region, an Kh-59/69 guided missile from the airspace of Kursk region, and 85 Shahed-type attack UAVs and other types of drones from the regions of Bryansk, Kursk, Millerovo, Orel - Russia.

According to Censor.NET, this was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force and Defence Forces.

As of 08.30 a.m., 45 Shahed attack UAVs and other types of drones were confirmed downed in the Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Khmelnytsky, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Dnipro and Mykolaiv regions.

As a result of active counteraction by the Defence Forces, 40 enemy imitator drones were lost in the area (without any negative consequences).

The missile strike damaged private, apartment buildings and municipal property in the Sumy and Dnipro regions. There were no casualties or injuries.

No UAV hits were recorded, and there was no information on damage or casualties.

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Author: Екатерина Людвик