On the night of March 18, it was “hot” in many regions. Russian troops launched 16 Shahid UAVs in Ukraine.

On the air of the news telethon, the Representative of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that during this attack, 3 air commands were working: western, central and eastern. Channel 24 writes about this.

The situation was difficult

The enemy launched kamikaze drones across Ukraine around 9 pm. Unfortunately, the defenders did not manage to shoot down all the targets. Yuri Ignat clarified that the situation was not easy – “Shahids” are hard to shoot down at night with mobile fire groups, because there is no visual reference.

At that time, fire weapons that have radar tools for detecting targets, in particular fighter aircraft, work more effectively against “Shahids” in the dark.

The Russians released drones in 2 directions: where exactly

According to Ignat, most often the Russians launch Shahids from the eastern coast of the Sea of Azov. From there, the Shaheeds enter the occupied territories across the sea and move further in their direction.

However, on March 17, the Russians launched kamikaze drones in two directions at the same time. In addition to the Sea of Azov, drones were fired from the Bryansk region in order to attack precisely the Kyiv region, the western regions of Ukraine.

Rarely, but they are already allowed in two directions, – Yuriy Ignat specified.

What is known about the night attack by drones

• At about 21:00, the Russians fired 16 Shahids across Ukraine, 11 of which were shot down. The air defense forces worked until 01:30, after which the alarm was announced in the regions.
• Unfortunately, there are hits in some areas. In particular, 3 drones hit non-residential premises in the Yavoriv district in the Lviv region. The premises were damaged, but most importantly, there were no casualties.
• Two more drones hit a critical infrastructure facility in Novomoskovsk, Dnepropetrovsk region. There's a lot of damage there. The impact caused a massive fire to break out at the plant. 6 country houses nearby were damaged. 4 more – destroyed to the ground. Fortunately, no people were hurt.
• Instead of the rest of the drones, the air defense forces managed to shoot down.