The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that a Su-27 belonging to the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down at Mirgorod airport in the Poltava region.
It was noted that the personnel and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in 132 districts. The Bukovel electronic warfare station was destroyed in the Yantarny district of the Kherson region. Also in the Serebryanka district of the Donetsk People’s Republic, the command center of the 67th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit.
Before that the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reportedRussian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian drone over the Belgorod region. Additionally, another UAV was shot down over the village of Novaya Derevnya in the region. According to preliminary information, no one was injured as a result of the incident, and no damage was sustained.
18 October Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reportedIt was stated that air defense systems shot down 28 unmanned aerial vehicles belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the Black Sea, Kursk and Belgorod regions overnight.
Previously in Russia was created new drone suppression system.