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Russian forces launched 16 Shahed drones overnight, of which Ukrainian air defence destroyed 14.

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Ukrainska Pravda Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Shahed UAV (weapon_system) Shahed kamikaze drone (weapon_system) Russian invasion troops (military_unit) Ukrainian Air Force (military_unit) Russia (organization) Ukrainian missile troops (military_unit) Ukrainian Air Defense forces (military_unit) Shahed-136 drone (weapon_system) Ukraine (organization) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) MLRS (weapon_system)

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Ukrainska Pravda →

Russian forces launched 16 Shahed UAVs to attack Ukraine overnight. Ukrainian air defence forces destroyed 14 of these loitering munitions

Ukrinform →

Overnight Sunday, the Russians launched 16 Shahed kamikaze drones, 14 of which were intercepted.

Kyiv Independent →

Ukrainian air defense units destroyed 14 of the 16 Shahed drones Russia launched overnight

Kyiv Independent →

The drones were launched from Cape Chauda in occupied Crimea

Censor.NET →

The enemy launched 5 missile and 55 air strikes at the positions of our troops and populated areas.

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Extraction metadata

Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:02:31.883Z

Source story: 7446834