Russia hit Ukraine overnight on 18 October with one Iskander-M ballistic missile and 180 Shahed-type drones, the Air Force says. Two people died: a woman in Zaporizhzhia and a man in the Poltava community, which came under fire on 17 October. Six people were wounded. Russia began its full-scale war on Ukraine in February 2022.
Missile, drones and an attempt to cause a blackout
Twenty-six of the drones were jet-powered. Aircraft, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, drone units and mobile fire groups all helped to repel the attack.
By 08:00, air defences had shot down or jammed 152 Shahed drones, 16 of them jet-powered, along with Gerbera drones and other types. Even so, the enemy hit 20 locations, and debris from downed drones fell on four more.
President Volodymyr Zelensky says the Kremlin is trying to leave Ukraine without power just before winter.
Zaporizhzhia
Russian forces struck the city overnight. A 27-year-old woman died. A 58-year-old woman and a 16-year-old child were wounded, the State Emergency Service said. Both received medical care.
Two four-storey apartment blocks, an educational building and 18 cars were damaged. Rescuers searched the area for more casualties. Utility crews are now clearing debris and repairing the damage.
Poltava community
Russian forces shelled the Poltava community again on 17 October. A man born in 1967 died and four people were wounded, according to initial reports, the National Police said.
Homes of local residents were damaged. Rescuers, police officers, bomb disposal experts, medics, volunteers and utility crews are working at the site.
Police and Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) investigators are documenting the strike as a war crime, under the direction of prosecutors. The evidence will go to international courts, where Russia, as the aggressor, must answer for it.
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