Russia launched a record number of 'Shaheds' at Ukraine: which regions were affected.


Attack of Russian terrorists on Ukraine
On the night of May 18, Russian terrorists attacked Ukraine with 273 strike drones of the Shahed type and various types of imitation drones. This is reported by 'Glavkom' citing the Air Forces.
It should be noted that this is a record number of launched drones; the previous record was set in February with 267 drones.
The drones were launched from various cities, including Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk.
The aerial attack was repelled by anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Currently, 88 strike drones of the Shahed type and another 128 imitation drones that were locationally lost have been confirmed shot down.
As a result of this attack, the following regions were affected: Kyiv region, Dnipropetrovsk region, and Donetsk region.
We are now on the 1180th day of full-scale war. The enemy has carried out a significant number of missile and aviation strikes, using kamikaze drones and shelling the positions of our troops and civilian objects.
As a result of the enemy's attack, a significant number of enemy drones were destroyed, but the threat remains relevant.
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