On the night of January 18, Ukraine's air defense successfully reflected the attack, destroying 22 out of 33 drones-Kamikadze type Shahd, which were released by Russian invaders from southern direction. This was reported in the Air Force of the Armed Forces, emphasizing that the hostile blow was also impressive in Kharkiv region, where two anti-aircraft controlled missiles C-300, released from the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, were knocked down at night.
Shahd-136/131 drones, which used Russian troops, were launched from the area of the Primorsky-Akhtarsk and Kursk region of the Russian Federation, mainly in the direction of the southern and northern regions. Defenders managed to destroy 22 hostile drones, while several "Shahaned" did not reach their goals.
The surgery to reflect the air attack included the involvement of anti -aircraft missile units, mobile fire groups and radio electronic wrestling. These events took place within the limits of Sumy, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovograd and Khmelnitsky regions.
