Russia’s night attack: Ukrainian forces destroy 29 out of 30 cruise missiles

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on May 18.

The Russian forces were attacking Ukraine from 9:00 p.m. on May 17 to 05:30 a.m. on May 18. The enemy launched several waves of missile attacks from different directions.

In total, the Russian military launched 30 sea-based, air-based, and land-based cruise missiles.

"22 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles were fired from strategic aviation aircraft: two Tu-160 and eight Tu-95. Six Kalibr cruise missiles were fired from ships in the Black Sea. Two Iskander-K cruise missiles were launched from ground-based operational-tactical missile systems," the report said.

The Air Force and Defense Forces units destroyed 29 cruise missiles.

Two Shahed-136/131 strike UAVs and two operational-tactical reconnaissance UAVs were shot down.

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• On May 18, the Russian army launched another massive missile attack on the capital. In several regions, air defense was operating. Explosions were heard in the Kyiv and Vinnytsia regions.