43 enemy UAVs out of 61 shot down, 15 lost in location - Air Force

On the night of January 19, 2025 (from 08:00 p.m. on January 18), Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 61 Shahed-type strike UAVs and various types of imitation drones.
This was reported by the Air Force, Censor.NET reports.
As noted, the launches were recorded from the directions of Millerovo, Bryansk, Orel in the Russian Federation.
"As of 09:00, 43 Shahed strike UAVs and other types of drones have been confirmed downed in the Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Dnipro and Mykolaiv regions," the statement said.
It is also reported that 15 enemy imitator drones were lost locally (without negative consequences).
In addition, one is currently in the air, and combat operations are ongoing.