The Armed Forces stated successful operations at night: Ova is specified about the partial destruction of Shahd (photo)

The Ivano-Frankivsk Mayor Ruslan Martsinkov reported the destruction of all hostile goals in the region, but in the next report he said about the elimination of the "majority" of UAV. On the night of April 17 to 18, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation attacked the peaceful cities of Ukraine with the help of unmanned aerial vehicles of the Shahd-131/136. This was reported by the Commander of the Air Force, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk in his Telegram.

"On the night of April 18, 2024, the enemy attacked 13 shock UAVs type Shahd-131/136 from the areas of the Primorsko-Akhtarsk-the Russian Federation and Cape Chauda-Crimea," said Mykola Oleshchuk. He noted that the anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups of defense forces destroyed all 13 drones in Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia, Poltava, Khmelnytsky, Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.

The head of the Kherson Ova Alexander Proudin said that at night during the attack of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, one drone in the region was destroyed by air defense. "During the night drone of Ukraine's air defense force, Ukraine was destroyed over the territory of our region 1 ShahED-131/136," said Alexander Proudin. Sergey Lisak, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Ova, reported that one enemy UAV was destroyed over the Kryvyi Rih district.

Four more UAVs kissed one of the villages of the Mirovsky community in Nikopol region. "Two private homes and cars are damaged. People are targets," said Sergei Lisak. The Khmelnitsky Ova press service stated that during the Air Alarm, the Air Force destroyed two Russian UAVs like Shahd in the region. "There are no dead and injured, as well as damage to property. Thank you for work!" - The message says.

The head of the Ivano-Frankivsk Ova Svetlana Onishchuk noted that at the dawn of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation attacked the Carpathian UAVs, the purpose of which was objects of critical infrastructure. "All air purposes are neutralized. Fires occurred as a result of the fall of the debris," she said. According to her, it was without the victims. The mayor of Ivano-Frankivsk Ruslan Martsinkov reported that in the west of Ukraine the enemy launched dozens of UAV.

"The target of the enemy was the objects of critical infrastructure. All goals were knocked down by our air defense. Local fires occurred at the site of the fragments. Fortunately, it was without casualties!" - he said. In the subsequent publication, Martsinkov noted that the air defense has worked well, in particular, "most of the goals were beaten. " "I emphasize once again - there was a massive blow to the West of Ukraine. I worked out the air defense very well. Most goals are beaten.

I want to thank the air defense," the city mayor said. We will remind, on April 17 the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation attacked Chernihiv with the help of rockets. The SES has announced an increase in the death toll, including 18 casualties and 77 victims. On April 17, the media said that Germany's foreign minister Annalen Berb and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius urged partners to strengthen Ukraine's air defense.