On the night of May 19 (starting at 11:00 p.m. on May 18), the Russian forces launched an attack using 112 strike UAVs of the Shahed type and various types of decoy drones from the directions of Bryansk, Kursk, Shatalovo, Oryol, and Millerovo in Russia.
The aerial assault was repelled by Ukrainian Defense Forces using aviation, air defense missile units, electronic warfare units, drone systems, and mobile fire groups.
As of 09:30 a.m., air defense forces had neutralized 76 UAVs of the Shahed and other types over the eastern, northern, and central regions of the country.
Of these, 41 were shot down by direct fire, and 35 were suppressed or lost contact due to electronic warfare (without negative consequences).
As a result of the attack, the following regions were affected: Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Cherkasy, and Kirovohrad.
