Russian UAVs and cruise missiles killed two, injured three in nighttime attack

On the night of September 18, Russia launched a massive air and missile attack on Ukraine using cruise missiles and attack drones.

The General Staff of Ukraine's armed forces announced this in the morning briefing on September 18.

As the Air Force of Ukraine's armed forces noted, the enemy attacked Ukraine with Shahed-136/131 type attack drones and Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 air-launched cruise missiles.

Shahed UAVs flew from two directions: Primorsko-Akhtarsk in the Russian Federation and Cape Chauda in the temporarily occupied Crimea. A total of 24 attack drones flying in the direction of the Mykolaiv and Odesa regions were recorded. Defense forces destroyed 18 drones.

• Kherson region

The invaders attacked the region all night. A 72-year-old man died as a result of the hit in Kherson. Another one was injured and was treated by medics on the spot.

A private house was hit in Kyzomys. The older woman died on the spot from injuries. A 60-year-old man was taken to the hospital in moderate condition.

Olhivka was also under fire. A 63-year-old woman was injured there – she was hospitalized, the head of the Regional military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, reported.

• Khmelnytskyi region

Explosions were heard in the area; air defense was activated, according to Serhii Tiurin, the Deputy Chief of the regional military administration, which was stated by the press service of the Regional military administration. More details will be released later.

"Explosions were heard in the region. Air defense is working. More detailed information will be provided later," Tiurin said in a message.

• Dnipropetrovsk region

Serhii Lysak, the head of the regional military administration, wrote that defense forces shot down two cruise missiles over the region in the morning.

• Mykolaiv Oblast

On the night of September 18, the anti-aircraft defense was operating in the region, the head of the regional military administration, Vitaliy Kim, reported. The Snihuriv community was attacked by drones of the Shahed-136/131 type.

Debris from the downed drone caused a fire in a two-story, unused building. The fire was promptly extinguished. The shock wave damaged nearby buildings. There are no casualties.

"On the night of September 18, at 02:25, a Shahed-136/131 type UAV hit the Snihuriv community. As a result of the hit, a fire broke out in a two-story building which is not in use. It was quickly extinguished. The shock wave damaged nearby buildings. There were no casualties," – the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, Vitaliy Kim, reported.

• Odesa

At night, the Russian military launched a missile and air strike against the civilian infrastructure of Odesa, the General Staff reported. No details were provided.

For reference:

Russian troops launched a combined attack on the territory of Ukraine on the night of September 18. Initially, the occupiers used kamikaze attack drones, directing them mainly to the central and southern regions of the country.

Later, cruise missiles launched from Tu-95MS strategic bombers were used.

As the General Staff of Ukraine's armed forces reported, on September 17, the enemy struck Ukraine with air-based cruise missiles and Shahed-136/131 type UAVs. As a result of combat operations, air defense units destroyed six cruise missiles and 6 Shahed drones.

On the night of September 17, the enemy launched a missile attack on the city of Kharkiv from the S-300, hitting an enterprise, and the occupiers attacked Odesa region with missiles and drones, as a result of which agricultural infrastructure was hit.