Russia attacks Ukraine with Iskander-M missile and 180 drones, with strikes reported at 20 locations
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Russians attacked Ukraine with a missile and drones (Photo: REUTERS/Vladyslav Sodel)
Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight with an Iskander-M ballistic missile launched from Russia's Voronezh Oblast and 180 drones, including 26 jet-powered Shaheds, Ukraine's Air Force reported on Oct. 18.
Russian forces launched drones from Oryol, Bryansk, Kursk, Shatalovo and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, as well as from occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in Crimea.
As of 8 a.m., Ukrainian air defenses had shot down or suppressed 152 Russian drones, including Shahed-type drones (16 of them jet-powered), Gerbera drones and other types of UAVs.
At the same time, Russian aerial weapons struck 20 locations, while debris from intercepted drones fell at four locations.
The Ukrainian Air Force warned that the Russian attack was ongoing, with approximately 10 enemy drones still in Ukrainian airspace.
In Vinnytsia Oblast, the Russian attack damaged critical infrastructure, causing emergency power outages across Oblast.
On the evening of Oct. 17, Russia began attacking Ukraine with jet-powered Shahed drones and guided aerial bombs. A ballistic missile reportedly struck Kharkiv, causing injuries. In Zaporizhzhia, Russian forces struck a residential building, killing a 27-year-old woman.
In Poltava, a Russian drone struck an area of private residential homes, killing one person and injuring two others. Four houses were damaged in the attack.
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