Ukraine shoots down 10 Russian attack drones: reports

Ukraine's air defence forces said they destroyed all 10 attack drones launched by Russia against Ukraine overnight into Tuesday.

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PAP/Vladyslav Musiienko

"In the early hours of June 18, 2024, the enemy launched 10 attack UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type from the Primorsk-Akhtarsk region of the Russian Federation," the Ukrainian air force said on Tuesday morning.

It added that Ukrainian "mobile fire groups" and "anti-aircraft warfare units" shot down all 10 drones.

Ukrainian air defense forces overnight shot down all 10 kamikaze drones used by the occupiers to attack the country. pic.twitter.com/tVZGYeWflO

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) June 18, 2024

Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said on the Telegram messaging app that the drones were destroyed over the southern Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

An air raid alert was announced in these two regions after the Ukrainian air force "spotted a group of incoming kamikaze drones," state news agency Ukrinform reported.

Russian strike in Poltava region: number of injured increases to 16#russiaisaterroriststate
https://t.co/HsP1Dz1DHz

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) June 18, 2024

Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone attack caused an oil depot fire in the town of Azov in Russia's southern Rostov region early on Tuesday, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

Oil tanks burning in Rostov region https://t.co/piBqgF98v9

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) June 18, 2024

A methanol plant has caught fire in Azov, Rostov region - local authorities complained of a drone attack. The fire is extinguished by 70 firefighters and a fire train. The area of the fire was 5,000 cubic meters. pic.twitter.com/uxfkknYpsh

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) June 18, 2024

To już kolejny atak na terytorium Federacji Rosyjskiej, który Ukraina przeprowadziła przy pomocy bezzałogowych statków powietrznych.https://t.co/FlRvfLRtti

— PolskieRadio24.pl (@PR24_pl) June 18, 2024

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, starting the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II.

Tuesday is day 846 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

War update: 29 combat clashes in Ukraine’s eastern theater since day-start https://t.co/go3tjksBZE

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) June 18, 2024

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Source: IAR, PAP, Ukrinform