On the night of May 19, the Ukrainian air defense system destroyed 16 Russian drones and three Kalibr cruise missiles.
This was reported by the press center of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The occupiers attacked Ukraine at night from the north and south-east with 22 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 attack drones and six Kalibrs from ships in the Black Sea.
In Kyiv and Lviv regions, anti-aircraft defense shot down all the drones. In Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, an enterprise was hit, two people were injured. The fire caused by the shelling is still being extinguished.
- Since the end of April, the Russian occupiers have regularly launched massive missile strikes and kamikaze drone strikes on Ukraine. The previous attack was carried out by the occupiers on the night of May 18, releasing 30 sea-, air- and land-based cruise missiles over Ukraine. The Air Defense Forces shot down 29 missiles, two Shahed-136/131 attack drones and two reconnaissance drones.
- This spring, Ukrainian defense forces are shooting down all Russian drones and missiles over Kyiv. The capital has experienced 10 attacks since the beginning of May.