Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down eight Russian Shahed attack drones and five missiles (two KN-23 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles) during an overnight Russian attack on August 18.

The Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down eight Russian Shahed attack drones and five missiles on the night and morning of August 18.

Russians attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles launched from Russia's Kursk and Voronezh regions, cruise and guided missiles, and Shahed attack UAVs launched from the Kursk region.

The Air Force's radio engineering troops detected 16 aerial targets: one Iskander-M ballistic missile, two KN-23 ballistic missiles, two Kh-59 guided missiles, three cruise missiles (type to be specified), eight Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs.

The Air Force anti-aircraft missile forces, mobile firing groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces and EW units shot down 13 aerial targets within the Kyiv, Sumy and Poltava regions.

The rest of the missiles that were not included in the statistics of those shot down did not reach their intended targets.

According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties.

Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk announced on Telegram that the Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down eight Russian Shahed attack drones and five missiles overnight and in the early morning of Aug. 18.