“Intensive combat work of the Air Force on the Shahed-136/131 UAV continues in the southeast direction in the area of responsibility of the Vostok air command. About 10 shot down Shahed. Details later,” the statement said.
Later Armed Forces of the Armed Forces confirmed that the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed 10 Shahed-136/131 drones out of 11 launched by the Russian invaders.
The military urged Ukrainians to remain calm and stay in cover if an air raid alert is issued.
Also in the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine commented on the rumors about the fall in the Kyiv region of the NASA satellite in connection with which “social networks are having fun with memes with flying saucers.”
“According to preliminary information, flashes over the city of Kiev at about 22.30 are associated with the fall of a satellite / meteorite (to be specified). At present, there is no threat of the enemy using air attack in this direction. Air defense is ready,” the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.
On the evening of April 19, in a number of regions of Ukraine – Kiev, Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Sumy regions, as well as in the Russian-occupied Crimea and Lugansk region (almost the entire region is also under occupation) – was announced air alert. As of 00.31 April 20 alarm remains V Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Luhansk regions and Crimea.
In Dnipro heard the sounds of explosions , the authorities reported on the operation of the air defense system. In the Kyiv region, as stated in the regional military administration, “spotted an air target” .
Around 22.00 residents of Kyiv and Kyiv region saw a bright flash in the sky . According to one report, she was blue or green, others white. The head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, first wrote on Telegram that this was the result of the air defense, but later deleted the message and urged to wait for official information from the Air Force. The Kyiv city military administration suggested that it was a NASA space satellite, which was supposed to fall to Earth on April 19.
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