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Russia attacked Ukraine with 6 missiles and 145 "Shaheds", 72 drones were destroyed, another 56 were lost in location - Air Force

Air defense forces shot down 72 enemy UAVs within 24 hours

On the night of March 19, 2025, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles, four S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles, 145 Shahed-type strike UAVs, and various types of imitation drones.

This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press center of the Air Force Command.

As noted, the air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

What has our air defense managed to destroy?

According to the Air Force, as of 08.00 a.m., 72 Shahed and other types of attack UAVs were confirmed to have been shot down in the Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, and Odesa regions.

56 enemy imitator drones were lost locally (no negative consequences).

Consequences

The Russian attack affected Sumy, Odesa, Poltava, Dnipro, Kyiv, and Chernihiv regions.

Russian drone attack on the night of March 19, 2025

As reported, today, March 19, 2025, at about one in the morning, a Russian drone crashed on the roof of the Krasnopil hospital in the Sumy  region. Also last night, a Russian drone hit the roof of the regional clinical hospital, damaging the building. There were no casualties or injuries.

In addition, it was noted that the racists attacked the railroad's power system with drones in the Dnipro region. In general, the enemy attack caused a fire in Dnipro and damaged an infrastructure facility in the Pavlohrad region.