Ukraine’s forces destroy 18 of 19 Shahed attack drones overnight

This was reported by Ukrainian Air Force press service on Telegram.

The drones were launched from the occupied Crimea: the launch areas were Chauda and Balaklava.

"In total, 19 Shahed drones were launched, 18 of which were destroyed by the forces and means of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine within Odesa, Kherson, Dnipro, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Kirovohrad regions," the statement reads.

The Air Force also reported that the Russians fired two anti-aircraft guided missiles from S-300 air defense systems from the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation at Kharkiv region.

• On the evening of Tuesday, December 19, Russian terrorists launched Shahed drones to attack Ukraine. They also launched missiles at a transport depot in Kharkiv.