Air defense forces have successfully neutralized 88 out of 140 enemy drones.

This was reported by the Air Forces of Ukraine on their Telegram channel.

According to the report, starting from 21:00 on Sunday, August 17, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with four Iskander-M ballistic missiles from the regions of Taganrog, Millerovo, Kursk, and 140 Shahed-type strike UAVs as well as various types of imitation drones from the directions of Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF), and Chauda (temporarily occupied Crimea). The aerial assault was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Preliminary data as of 09:00 on Monday, August 18, indicates that air defense shot down 88 enemy Shahed-type drones and imitation drones across northern, southern, eastern, and central Ukraine. Strikes by missiles and strike UAVs were recorded at 25 locations in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, and Kyiv regions.