Ilya Yevlash, photo from the social networks of the PS spokesman
The Air Force reported that on the night of April 18, the main target of enemy “Shakheds” was Ivano-Frankivsk, the defenders managed to destroy all Russian drones.
Source: spokesman of the Air Force Ilya Yevlash on the air of the telethon, mayor of Ivano-Frankivsk Ruslan Marcinkiv
Yevlash’s direct speech: “The enemy attacked along its standard routes, from Cape Chaud, temporarily occupied Crimea, from the territory of Primorsko-Akhtarsk, which is in the Russian Federation, from where the enemy directed UAVs… Which flew along standard routes – tried to bypass various hard-to-reach areas of the terrain (along rivers, etc.). ..
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Among them, they tried to bypass Ivano-Frankivsk and attack the city from different sides – north, south. They walked in a line so that it was more difficult to hit them. During the entire alarm, they used groups and individual drones, that is, they tried to confuse their trail as much as possible. However, despite such tactics, our Defense Forces managed to eliminate all 13 UAVs…
Unfortunately, Ivano-Frankivsk is one of those who got the most from the Russian Shaheds.
Details: Marcinkiv added that the air defense destroyed several enemy targets over Prykarpattia and there were no casualties as a result of the attack. He called the information of Russian propagandists about the alleged hit in the city center false. All targets were shot down, and there was smoke due to falling debris.
The PS spokesman also said that one of the drones “hovered” over the water for several hours on the border of the Dnipropetrovsk and Poltava regions. He explained that it is difficult for mobile air defense groups to reach such areas and destroy the target.
According to him, Ukraine is experiencing a shortage of air defense: “We need missiles for our portable anti-aircraft missile systems, which are quite effective even against cruise missiles. However, this requires additional resources and equipment, including for mobile fire groups that could effectively in the dark time of the day to determine where the drones are and to hit them effectively.”
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