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On the night of September 19, the Russian military launched new wave of precision strikes on the Ukrainain military and infrastructure throughout the country. According to Ukrainian media, the last night marked one of the largest drone attacks in Ukraine. At the same time, Russia Russia attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and “smart” bombs.
According to the Ukrainian military sources, the UAVs have been coming from the southern direction in several waves for several hours. As a result, Ukrainian air defence forces were overloaded.
The massive combined attack began on the evening of September 18th. The first targets were hit in Krivoy Rog, Kharkiv and Slavyansk. Soon explosions thundered in the Kherson region, including in the rear areas close to the frontlines.
The mayor of the city of Kharkiv confirmed that the city “is again under fire from Russian missiles. According to preliminary information, the central part of the city is under attack.” The local sources immediately confirmed that Russian missiles struck targets in the Kholodnogorsk district. The armored plant used for the repair and restoration of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is located there. Russian forces already struck this facility twice over the past week.
Soon the security forces of Ukraine reported on the threat of strikes with ballistic missiles in the Poltava, Kharkiv, Kirovograd, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Donetsk regions. At the same time, information about the passage of Geranium UAVs through the Sea of Azov was spread online. Then, the second group of kamikaze drones was spotted heading towards the central regions of Ukraine over the Kherson region. At about midnight, Russian UAVs were spotted over Krivoy Rog, Ochakov, Kherson, Mykolaiv regions.
In an hour, Ukrainian forces reported the attack by the third group of UAVs. They were first spotted in the Odessa region, moving in pairs. One of the drones was a bait for Ukrainian radars, and the other was aimed to hit a target. Then, explosions thundered in Nikolaev. The Internet and mobile communications were turned off in the city, probably in order to prevent the locals from spreading the information about the strikes.
Strikes by th fourth and fifth groups of UAVs followed immediately. The also reached Ukraine through the Kherson region. Numerous explosions thundered in the Odessa region. Local sources confirmed fire at another oil depot in the port of Reni.
Damage in Lviv
Damage in Lviv
Until the early morning, explosions have been heard in the western Ukraine, including in the Khmelnitsky, Ternopil and Lviv regions.
At about 6.30 a.m. Russian forces struck the city of Lviv, which serves an important hub for Western military supplies of equipment, mercenaries and NATO instructors.
The head of the regional administration confirmed damage to the local warehouses, where a large fire broke out. The locals reported three strikes in the city and four fires.
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The Ukrainian military traditionally lied about its victories. According to the spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Defense Force:
“In total, 30 strike UAV launches were recorded from the south-eastern direction, as well as one Iskander-M ballistic missile, which the enemy fired from the territory of Crimea in the direction of Krivoy Rog.”
According to the official data, 27 strike UAVs and one reconnaissance UAV were shot down. Only two Russian UAVs allegedly struck their targets. Obviously, two drones could not inflict such a great damage to the Ukrainian infrastructure iin various regions. Despite Kiev’s attempts to delete all the reports published online, at least 7 strikes in different regions were officially confirmed.
to musela byť poriadne rušná noc. niekto sa asi nemohol vyspať do sýta. zrejme bude mať ráno dosť špatnú náladu, tak je lepšie sa mu vyhnúť.
russians should have went in full usa style. destroy all power stations and deprive the inhabitants of food and water. they immediately turn on their fellow people for a meal and that’s that. all that would exist are the extremists who make up less than 10% of the population.
video reminds me of ods/s baghdad day 1. not for punishing the residents of western ukraine but like “flushing” the ukraine extremist.
keep the geraniums flying. destroy all ukrop ammo depots. slava rossiya
towards odessa!