Russia launched attack drones at Ukraine overnight, explosions rock two western oblasts
Ukraine's Air Force reported at around midnight on the night of 17-18 April that groups of Russian Shahed attack drones were flying in the Ukrainian skies, and explosions were heard in Khmelnytskyi and Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts. The Russian attack lasted all night. The Ukrainian Air Force gave the all-clear at 07:29.
Source: Ukrainian Air Force; Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne, Quote: "A group of Shahed drones is on the border of Poltava and Cherkasy oblasts. It is heading for Kyiv Oblast.
Advertisement:Another group of Shahed drones is manoeuvring between Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts."
00:27: "Missile threat in the north."
01:18: "Missile threat in the east."
01:27: "The group of Shahed drones is continuing to move in Zhytomyr Oblast, heading to the west."
02:10: "Shahed drones are flying in the direction of Khmelnytskyi."
02:14: "Another group of Shahed drones is heading from Crimea towards Odesa! A group of Shahed drones is heading from Kherson Oblast for Kryvyi Rih." Details: The drones were reported to be flying towards Starokostiantyniv in Khmelnytskyi Oblast at 02:19.
At 02:27, Suspilne reported the sound of explosions in Khmelnytskyi Oblast Quote from Ukraine's Air Force at 02:31: "Another group of Shahed drones is flying from Kherson Oblast in the northwest direction."
02:38: "Threat of ballistic missiles from the north-east."
02:55: "A Shahed drone is heading from Crimea south towards Odesa Oblast."
03:11: "Another group of Shahed drones from Kherson Oblast heading for Mykolaiv."
03:32: The Shahed drone from Crimea "is continuing to move towards Odesa."
04:01: "Shahed drones are heading north through Vinnytsia and Cherkasy oblasts. A group of attack UAVs along the border of Mykolaiv and Kirovohrad oblasts heading northwest.
A Shahed drone is heading north from Odesa Oblast."
04:59: "The Shahed drones in Vinnytsia Oblast are heading west."
05:20: "Enemy tactical aircraft are active in the north-east! There is a threat of bombs and missiles being used in the frontline areas."
06:02: "The group of Shahed drones is on the border of Khmelnytskyi and Ternopil oblasts! It is heading west."
06:34: "The UAVs continue to fly in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast! They are heading for the cities of Kolomyia and Ivano-Frankivsk." Details: Suspilne reported at 06:44 that sounds of explosions were heard in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.
Quote from Ukraine' Air Force at 06:49: "More Shahed drones are approaching Ivano-Frankivsk from the north." Details: At 06:52, explosions were heard again in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. Quote from Ukraine' Air Force at 06:56: "Enemy kamikaze drones are coming from the southeast of Ivano-Frankivsk."
Details: Suspilne reported explosions in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast again at 07:06.
The Air Force gave the all-clear at 07:29.
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