Defense Forces shoot down 7 enemy drones, including 6 Iranian kamikaze drones in Zaporozhye region

On the evening of April 18, the Defense Forces shot down 7 enemy drones, including 6 Iranian Shahed kamikaze drones in the Zaporozhye region.

Source: Head of the Office of the President Andrei Yermak on TelegramHead of the Zaporozhye Regional State Administration Yuriy Malashko in TelegramAir Command”East“

Details: First, Yermak reported that 5 “Shaheds” were shot down in the Zaporozhye region.

After the message of the head of the OP, Malashko also posted a post on his telegram channel about the effective work of air defense, but did not indicate the number of downed drones.

Direct speech Malashko: “The air defense forces showed their mastery over the Zaporozhye land: the enemy ‘tin cans’ were successfully landed today. Thanks to our military, who defended peaceful homes.”

Updated: The Air Force clarified that as of 22.00, units of the anti-aircraft missile forces and mobile fire groups of the air command “Skhid” destroyed 7 enemy UAVs, including 6 kamikaze drones of the Shahed-136 type. 6 drones were neutralized in the Zaporozhye region, another one was shot down in the vicinity of the Dnieper.

What came before: On the evening of April 18, an air alert was announced in the Zaporozhye region.