Drone Assault: Updates from Ukraine's Air Defense Forces
19 January 2026 09:19
The air defense forces successfully neutralized 126 out of 145 drones launched by Russian aggressors during an attack on Ukraine Sunday evening. This was reported by the Ukrainian Armed Forces Air Force via Telegram.
From 6 PM on Sunday, January 18, the enemy launched 145 strike drones, including types such as Shahed and «Gerbera», from directions including Kursk, Oryol, Milleryovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russia), Chauda (temporarily occupied Crimea), and temporarily occupied Donetsk. About 90 of them were Shahed drones.
The attack was countered by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of Ukraine's defense forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 08:30 on Monday, January 19, the air defense had shot down 126 drones.
Impacts from 13 strike drones were recorded at 12 locations, as well as debris from downed targets at five locations.
The attack is ongoing, and several enemy drones remain in the airspace, the Air Force warned.
In Odesa, residential buildings and infrastructure were damaged due to the night attack.